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   Capriole , n. [F. capriole, cabriole, It. capriola, fr. L. caper goat. Cf. Caper, v. i. Cabriole, Caprice, Cheveril.]
   (Man.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
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   A leap or caper, as in dancing. “With lofty turns and caprioles.” 
   Sir J. Davies.
   
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   Capriole, v. i. To perform a capriole.
   Carlyle.
   
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