Jaunt (?), v. 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.
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Jaunt, v. t.
To jolt; to jounce.
[Obs.]
Bale.
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Jaunt, n.
1.
A wearisome journey.
[R.]
Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind
After his aery 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.
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