capriole
/K AA0 P R IY0 OW1 L/noun
- 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
A leap or caper, as in dancing.
verb
- 1
To leap; to caper.
- 2
To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.
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