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jaunt(2)(dictionary)
jaunt(dictionary)

jaunt(2) (iou)



jaunt verb. L16.
[Origin unkn.: cf. JAUNCE.]
verb trans. Exercise or tire (a horse) by riding it up and down. L16-E17.
verb trans. Carry about on a prancing horse or in a vehicle. rare. L16-E19.
verb intrans. Traipse about; run to and fro. L16.
verb intrans. Make a short journey, trip, or excursion, esp. for pleasure; take a jaunt. M17.
D. Lessing I've rushed around London,..jaunted off to Somerset and Dorset.
verb intrans. Move jauntily. rare. L19.
Comb.: jaunting car in Ireland, a light, two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for carrying four passengers seated either back to back or facing inwards, with a seat in front for the driver.