Capriole: alternatives and connections

A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other sid…

A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes…

The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middl…

An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces…

A leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs toward his belly.

A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises h…

An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike chara…

A bridle check; a jerk of one rein, given to a horse when he refuses to turn.

A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the height even o…

To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.

To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.

To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse i…

An African ruminant (Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard. It…

The first, or preaxial, digit of the hind limb, corresponding to the pollux in the fore limb; the great toe; the hind toe of birds.

The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of the source, or t…

Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height…

In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which lead…

A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.