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curvet

cur·vet

UK/kɜːˈvɛt/ US/kɚˈvɛt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down

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verb

1.

perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse

Origin

From Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, an early form of curva (“curve”), from Latin curva, feminine of curvus (“bent, curved”).

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