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tantivies

tantivies is the plural of tantivy.

Meaning of tantivy

Noun

tantivy (plural tantivies)

  1. (obsolete) A rapid gallop
    • 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
  2. (informal) The sound of a hunting horn in imitation of a galloping horse
    • 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.1898, Joseph Jacobs, English Fairy Tales, David Nutt

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Questions about tantivies

What is tantivies the plural of?
Tantivies is the plural of tantivy.

Words near tantivies in the dictionary

  1. Tantillo
  2. Tantillos
  3. tantipartite
  4. tantite
  5. tantivied
  6. tantivies
  7. tantivy
  8. tantivying
  9. tantième
  10. tantièmes
  11. Tantlinger

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