An archaic or dialectal word meaning to bounce, leap, or move suddenly or erratically, especially of an animal or object.
From Middle English, possibly related to 'jounce' or onomatopoetic roots suggesting sudden movement. It appears in regional dialects and older literature describing lively or unpredictable motion.
Chounce is one of those wonderful obsolete words that perfectly captures movement—a horse that chounces is leaping and prancing in a way that 'trotting' just doesn't capture!
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