'To chaunt horses' definitions:

Definition of 'To chaunt horses'

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  • Chant \Chant\, v. i.
  • 1. To make melody with the voice; to sing. "Chant to the sound of the viol." --Amos vi. 5. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mus.) To sing, as in reciting a chant. [1913 Webster]
  • To chant horses or To chaunt horses, to sing their praise; to overpraise; to cheat in selling. See Chaunter. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]