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Jaunt
Jaunt
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Jaunted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jaunting
.] [Cf. Scot.
jaunder
to ramble, jaunt
to taunt, jeer, dial. Sw. ganta
to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perh. akin to E. jump
. Cf. Jaunce
.] 1.
To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
2.
To ride on a jaunting car.
Jaunting car
, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back.
[Written also
jaunty car
.] Thackeray.
Jaunt
,Verb.
T.
To jolt; to jounce.
[Obs.]
Bale.
Jaunt
,Noun.
1.
A wearisome journey.
[R.]
Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind
After his aëry
Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest.
After his aëry
jaunt
, though hurried sore.Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest.
Milton.
2.
A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.