Bible Dictionaries
Jolt

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers.

(2):

(v. i.) To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.

(3):

(n.) A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jolt'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/jolt.html. 1828.