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CURVETING
Verb
curveting
present participle of curvet
Noun
curveting (plural curvetings)
The motion of a horse or other animal that curvets.
(of a person) Caper, frisking, often with a nuance of flirtation.
Source: Wiktionary
CURVET
Cur"vet (kr"vt or kr-vt"; 277), n. Etym: [OE. corvet, It.corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See Curve, and cf. Corvetto.]
1. (Man.)
Definition: A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his legs are in the air at once.
2. A prank; a frolic.
Cur"vet, v. i. [imp. & p.p. Curveted or -vetted; p.pr. & vb. n. Curveting or -vetting.] Etym: [Cf. It. corvettare. See Curvet, n.]
1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. 'Oft and high he did curvet." Drayton.
2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. Shak.
Cur"vet, v. t.
Definition: To cause to curvet. Landor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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