Word of the Day 03/21/23 Tantivy

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Tantivy (adverb, adjective, noun, interjection)
tantivy [ tan-tiv-ee ]

adverb
1. at full gallop: to ride tantivy.

adjective
2. swift; rapid.

noun, plural tan·tiv·ies.
3. a gallop; rush.

interjection
4. (used as a hunting cry when the chase is at full speed.)

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1635–45; origin uncertain; possibly onomatopoeic, representing the sound of horses galloping

HOW TO USE TANTIVY IN A SENTENCE
The wild tantivy boy had vanished, and the sobriquet of "Tavern Knight" was fast becoming a misnomer.
THE TAVERN KNIGHT|RAFAEL SABATINI

In the common-room one day sat as merry a company of carousers as ever gladdened the soul of an old tantivy boy.
THE TAVERN KNIGHT|RAFAEL SABATINI

Is it strange that I became known as the wildest tantivy boy that rode with the King?
THE TAVERN KNIGHT|RAFAEL SABATINI

The schooner “Tantivy” of this port went ashore on Kessingland beach during a dense snowstorm.
CHRONOLOGICAL RETROSPECT OF THE HISTORY OF YARMOUTH AND NEIGHBOURHOOD|WILLIAM FINCH-CRISP

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