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tan·tivy (tan tiv′ē)

adverb

at full gallop; headlong

Etymology: prob. echoic of sound of a horse galloping

noun pl. tantivies -·tiv′·ies

a gallop; rapid movement

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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