tivy, int. and v. rare.
(ˈtɪvɪ)
[See tantivy.]
a. int. = tantivy D. b. v. = tantivy v. 1.
| 1669 Dryden Tyrannic Love iv. i, In the bright moon⁓shine while winds whistle loud, Tivy, tivy, tivy, we mount and we fly. 1719 [see tantivy D]. 1842 Tait's Mag. IX. 528 Thence tivy'd they all, with speed of a sledge, And buried them deep in the hazel hedge. |