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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Saltant

· Sal·tant · IPA /ˈsæl.tənt/
01 a. Leaping; jumping; dancing.
  1. 1.
    Leaping; jumping; dancing.
  2. 2.
    In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc.(Her.)