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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jaunt \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}.]
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1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
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2. To ride on a jaunting car.
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{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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