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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