tantivy
\ tan-TIV-ee \,
adverb;
1.at full gallop: to ride tantivy .
adjective:
1.swift; rapid.
noun:
1.a gallop; rush
interjection:
1.(used as a hunting cry when the chase is at full speed.)
Quotes:
As soon as he caught Bud's eye, he kicked it up another gear, to a tantivy . He was going to cut Bud off before he could reach Sendero.
-- Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age , 1995
As I sit at my window this summer afternoon, hawks are circling about my clearing; the tantivy of wild pigeons, flying by two and threes athwart my view…
-- Henry David Thoreau, Walden , 1854
Origin:
Tantivy entered English in the 1600s and is of unknown origin.
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