capriole

Definitions


[ˈkaprɪəʊl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a movement performed in classical riding, in which the horse leaps from the ground and kicks out with its hind legs


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Origin:
late 16th century: from obsolete French (now cabriole), from Italian capriola ‘leap’, from capriolo ‘roebuck’, from Latin capreolus, diminutive of caper, capr- ‘goat’




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