curveting

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. --Shak.
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