capriole.
A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
Meaning & usage
A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
A leap or caper, as in dancing.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French capriole, from Italian capriola.
To leap; to caper.
To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French capriole, from Italian capriola.
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