curvet
A particular leap in which a horse raises both forelegs at once, equally advanced,…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.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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 light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
A prank; a frolic.
Origin
From Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, an early form of curva (“curve”), from Latin cFrom Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, an early form of curva (“curve”), from Latin curva, feminine of curvus (“bent, curved”).
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