Jaunt
1Jaunt — 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… …
2Jaunt — Jaunt, n. 1. A wearisome journey. [R.] [1913 Webster] Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his a[ e]ry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A short excursion for pleasure or… …
3Jaunt — Jaunt, v. t. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] Bale. [1913 Webster] …
4jaunt — [dʒo:nt US dʒo:nt, dʒa:nt] n a short trip for pleasure ▪ a weekend jaunt …
5jaunt — [ dʒɔnt ] noun count a short trip that you take for fun ╾ jaunt verb intransitive …
6jaunt — jaunt·ing·ly; jaunt; …
7jaunt — ► NOUN ▪ a short excursion for pleasure. ► VERB ▪ go on a jaunt. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
8jaunt — index perambulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9jaunt — (n.) 1670s in modern sense of short pleasure trip, earlier tiresome journey (1590s), earlier as a verb, tire a horse by riding back and forth on it (1560s), of unknown origin, perhaps from some obscure Old French word. As a verb in the modern… …
10jaunt — n excursion, *journey, trip, tour, voyage, cruise, expedition, pilgrimage …
