Jaunt /(?)/

Jaunt

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Jaunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jaunting

  1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
  2. To ride on a jaunting car.

Phrases & Compounds
Jaunting car
a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back.

Jaunt

v. t.
  1. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.]

Jaunt

n.
  1. A wearisome journey. [R.]
    Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest.
  2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.