\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.

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

\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.