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jaunty car

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

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