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capriole

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Main Entry: cap·ri·ole
Pronunciation: \ˈka-prē-ˌōl\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French capriole, from Old Italian capriola, from capriolo roebuck, from Latin capreolus goat, roebuck, from capr-, caper he-goat; akin to Old English hæfer goat, Greek kapros wild boar
Date: 1594

1 : a playful leap : caper
2 of a trained horse : a vertical leap with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap

capriole intransitive verb


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