capriole
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cap·ri·ole
(kăp'rē-ōl') 
n.
To perform a capriole.
n.
- An upward leap made by a trained horse without going forward and with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap.
- A playful leap or jump; a caper.
To perform a capriole.
[French, from Italian capriola, somersault, from capriolo, roebuck, wild goat, from Latin capreolus, diminutive of caper, capr-, goat.]
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