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To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.

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  1. v. i. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
  2. v. i. To ride on a jaunting car.
  3. v. t. To jolt; to jounce.
  4. n. A wearisome journey.
  5. n. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
  6. n. a journey taken for pleasure
  7. v. make a trip for pleasure
  8. 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. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] Bale. 1. A wearisome journey. [R.] Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry 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.
  9. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] Bale.
  10. v:11/n:89 n a journey taken for pleasure v make a trip for pleasure