curvet
Pronunciation:
/kɜːˈvɛt//kɚˈvɛt/noun
Definitions
A particular leap in which a horse raises both forelegs at once, equally advanced, and, as the forelegs are falling, raises the hind legs, so that all the legs are in the air at once.
A prank; a frolic.
verb
Definitions
Of a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.
To cause to leap about, dart or jump.
(of a bird) To fly or swim with darting movements.
(of a person) To prance; to caper, frolic.