Found 2 items, similar to Curveting.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: curvet curvet n : a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down [syn: vaulting] v : perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse [also: curvetting, curvetted]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Curveting Curvet \Cur"vet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Curveted or -vetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Curveting or -vetting.] [Cf. It. corvettare. See Curvet, n.] 1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. “Oft and high he did curvet.” --Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. --Shak. [1913 Webster]