jaunting car

American  

noun

1. a light, two-wheeled, one-horse cart, once common in Ireland, having two seats set back to back, with a perch in front for the driver.

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jaunting car British  

noun

1. a light two-wheeled one-horse car, formerly widely used in Ireland

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Etymology

Origin of jaunting car

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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jaunting car

And while he brandished it, they drew him about the campus in an Irish "jaunting car."

From Time Magazine Archive

This jaunting car is one I had sent over from Paris, to help my ponies get a blue ribbon at the Hill'n'dale horse show.

From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell

We arrived late at night, and drove to our hotel on a regular Irish jaunting car.

From Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children by Greenwood, Grace

"Is it far to go to the jaunting car?"

From Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas by Souvestre, Pierre

One friend rode beside me; the others were, as usual, on a jaunting car.

From Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children by Greenwood, Grace