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

Soon after Andy drove up to the door of the coast guard station with his jaunting car.

From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul

The jaunting car of Ireland is a vehicle peculiar to that country alone.

From The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle by Stokes, Katherine

The jaunting car being filled with people was too heavy to be kept back, and pressed heavy upon the horses.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry

Then came Martin in a jaunting car with a cheering crowd alongside of him, trying to look cheerful but finding it fearfully hard to do so.

From The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill by Caine, Hall, Sir