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JAUNCE
Etymology
Verb
jaunce (third-person singular simple present jaunces, present participle jauncing, simple past and past participle jaunced)
To prance; to frolic.
To jolt or shake.
Noun
jaunce (plural jaunces)
A jaunt.
Source: Wiktionary
Jaunce, v. i. Etym: [OF. jancer. Cf. Jounce, Jaunt.]
Definition: To ride hard; to jounce. [Obs.] Spurr'd, galled and tired by jauncing Bolingbroke. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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