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jaunty car

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.

Wiktionary
jaunty car

n. Variant of jaunting car.

WordNet
jaunty car

n. an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland [syn: jaunting car]