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Noun: curvet  kur'vet
  1. A light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
    "The horse performed an impressive curvet during the dressage exhibition";
    - vaulting, courbette
Verb: curvet (curvetted,curvetting, also curveted,curveting)  kur'vet
  1. Perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
    "The stallion curvetted impressively during the dressage competition"

Derived forms: curveting, curveted, curvets, curvetting, curvetted

Type of: bound, dressage, jump, leap, spring