capriole

noun

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    A leap or caper, as in dancing.

verb

  1. 1

    To leap; to caper.

  2. 2

    To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.

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