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Meaning of capriole

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capriole

noun

Definitions

  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

Definitions

  1. To leap; to caper.

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