tantivy
tantivy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
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- 1.Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; -- a fox-hunting term; as, to ride tantivy.
- 2.A rapid, violent gallop; an impetulous rush. Cleverland.
- 3.To go away in haste. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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