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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JAUNT. [See Jant.]
JAV'EL, v.t. To bemire; and as a noun, a wandering or dirty fellow.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay] v
1: make a trip for pleasure [syn: travel, trip, jaunt]

Merriam Webster's

I. intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1575 1. archaic to trudge about 2. to make a usually short journey for pleasure II. noun Date: 1592 1. archaic a tiring trip 2. an excursion undertaken especially for pleasure

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. a short excursion for enjoyment. --v.intr. take a jaunt. Phrases and idioms: jaunting car a light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle formerly used in Ireland. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jaunt Jaunt, v. t. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] --Bale.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jaunt Jaunt, n. 1. A wearisome journey. [R.] 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. 2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(jaunts) A jaunt is a short journey which you go on for pleasure or excitement. = trip N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Ramble, excursion, trip, tour, stroll, short journey.

Moby Thesaurus

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