JILT, noun [of uncertain etymology.] A woman who gives her lover hopes and capriciously disappoints him; a woman who trifles with her lover. 1. A name of contempt for a woman. JILT, verb transitive To encourage a lover and then frustrate his hopes; to trick in love; to give hopes to a lover and then reject him. JILT, verb intransitive To play the jilt; to practice deception in love and discard lovers.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI