curvet
(verb) perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
curvetting
present participle of curvet
curvetting (plural curvettings)
Alternative form of curveting
Source: Wiktionary
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
22 January 2025
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