tantivy
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Is tantivy a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adv (English)
1. (obsolete) At full tiltExamples: "Fryar John began to paw, neigh and whinny at the Snout's end, as one ready to leap, or at least to play the Ass, and get up and ride tantivy to the Devil like a Beggar on Horseback."not-comparableobsolete
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A rapid gallopExamples: "a. 1658, John Cleveland, letter to a Parliament Officer at Grantham Sir , I expected to hear from you in the Language of the lost Groat , and the Prodigal Son , and not in such a Tantivy of Language"obsolete
2. (informal) The sound of a hunting horn in imitation of a galloping horseExamples: "Jack then placed himself on the opposite side of the pit, farthest from the giant’s lodging, and, just at the break of day, he put the horn to his mouth, and blew, Tantivy, Tantivy. This noise roused the giant."informal
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To hurry off.intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary