Jaunted

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To ride on a jaunting car.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {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.
        [1913 Webster]