Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Tantivy

Tantivy , adverb

[Said to be from the note of a hunting horn.]

Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; -- a fox-hunting term; as, to ride tantivy.

Tantivy , noun

A rapid, violent gallop; an impetuous rush. — Cleverland

Tantivy , intransitive verb

To go away in haste. [Colloquial]