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Webster 1913 Edition

Jolt

Jolt

(jōlt)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Jolted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Jolting.]
[Prob. fr.
jole
,
joll
,
jowl
, and orig. meaning, to knock on the head. See
Jowl
.]
To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground;
as, the coach
jolts
.

Jolt

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To cause to move with a sudden motion, especially an up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse;
as, the horse
jolts
the rider; fast driving
jolts
the carriage and the passengers.

Jolt

,
Noun.
1.
A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground.
The first
jolt
had like to have shaken me out.
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition

Jolt

JOLT

,
Verb.
I.
To shake with short abrupt risings and fallings; as a carriage moving on rough ground. The carriage jolts.

JOLT

,
Verb.
T.
To shake with sudden jerks, as in a carriage on rough ground, or on a high trotting horse; as the horse or carriage jolts the rider.

JOLT

,
Noun.
A shock or shake by a sudden jerk, as in a carriage.

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