Adverb : to ride tantivy. From Dictionary.com.
He was of a nature to ride tantivy into anything that promised excitement or adventure. From Wordnik.com. [Australia Felix] Reference
Rather than face death and the death-fear, in an attempt to flee the unfleeable he had thrown every other consideration to the winds, and ridden tantivy into the unknown. From Wordnik.com. [Ultima Thule] Reference
Ten minutes later, everyone was back in their seats and Tom, who had purloined the horn from the long basket attached to the side of the guard's seat, blew a tantivy into the night and Duncan, muffled from neck to heels in the big coat, set the horses in motion. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Gamble]
"There go the Papist cut-throats, tantivy for Rome!" said one fellow. From Wordnik.com. [Peveril of the Peak] Reference
“There go the Papist cut-throats, tantivy for Rome!” said one fellow. From Wordnik.com. [Peveril of the Peak] Reference
Justice; "there are those amongst us who ride tantivy to Rome, and have already made out half the journey -- ahem!". From Wordnik.com. [Peveril of the Peak] Reference
Wildrake is one of the old school -- one of the tantivy boys; and we must bear a little, for if they drink hard they fought well. From Wordnik.com. [Woodstock; or, the Cavalier] Reference
Don't let him slip through your fingers for a day; hunt him from lodging to lodging, from tavern to tavern, into jail and out of jail -- tantivy, yoicks, hark-forward!. From Wordnik.com. [Birds of Prey] Reference
How does it come that a few short hours later we find him galloping tantivy over the dusty hills, no less than two hundred miles, as the birds fly, from the counter railing of welcomings?. From Wordnik.com. [Empire Builders] Reference
I saw my comrade's eye light up at this, but he said nothing; and looking very crestfallen and abashed we followed our guard, with hands tied, and heard the huntsmen's horns tantivy merrily away for their day's sport. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess] Reference
These are your Tory Rogues, your tantivy Roysters; but we shall cry quits with you, Rascals, ere long; and if we do come to our old Trade of Plunder and Sequestration, we shall so handle ye -- we'll spare neither Prince, Peer, nor. From Wordnik.com. [The City Heiress] Reference
Ireland, is come over to vent his spleen on the late Ministry, etc. I’ll tantivy him with a vengeance. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal to Stella] Reference
My eyes! if you listen to what feverish patients say when the tantivy is in their brain, your back will soon break with tale-bearing, for I will warrant you plenty of them to carry.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Surgeon's Daughter] Reference
tantivy tantivy tantivy— 11 comments. From Wordnik.com. [Tantivy tantivy tantivy] Reference
“Perhaps but a lukewarm Protestant, notwithstanding,” said the sage Justice; “there are those amongst us who ride tantivy to. From Wordnik.com. [Peveril of the Peak] Reference
“Master Wildrake is one of the old school — one of the tantivy boys; and we must bear a little, for if they drink hard they fought well. From Wordnik.com. [Woodstock] Reference
My eyes! if you listen to what feverish patients say when the tantivy is in their brain, your back will soon break with tale-bearing, for I will warrant you plenty of them to carry. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Surgeon's Daughter] Reference
I think he meant in the drawer, not in the dishwasher. tantivy: "When adding someone as a contact here on Metafilter, I realized I had no idea what the difference was between a colleague and a coworker. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Posts Across MetaFilter] Reference
tantivy, lass! tantivy!. From Wordnik.com. [Rookwood] Reference
I'll tantivy him with a vengeance. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal to Stella] Reference
tantivy!. From Wordnik.com. [Birds of Prey] Reference
Hark forrard, hark forrard, tantivy! ". From Wordnik.com. [Complete Plays of John Galsworthy] Reference
O'er Dellamore forest we, tantivy, posted. From Wordnik.com. [Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete] Reference
And horses -- and diamonds, I shall have diamonds -- and going to court -- and being Lady Certainly -- and Lady Perhaps -- and grand here -- and tantivy there. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Deronda] Reference
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