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Tantivy [tan-tiv'ee]
adverb, adjective, interjection or noun
Adv: at full gallop; headlong.
Noun: a hunting-cry.
Adj: swift, speedy.
Int: the sound of the horn or of horses' hooves.
Etymology:
Imitation/description - either of a hunting-horn or horses' hooves. Imagine a horse running at gallop, and say 'tantivy' in time,
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