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caracole

car·a·cole [ kárrə kl ] or car·a·col [ kárrə kl ]


noun  (plural car·a·coles) (plural car·a·cols)
Definition:
 
half turn: in dressage, a half turn to the left or right performed by a horse and rider



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle car·a·coled, present participle car·a·col·ing, 3rd person present singular car·a·coles) (past and past participle car·a·coled, present participle car·a·col·ing, 3rd person present singular car·a·cols)
Definition:
 
make caracole: to perform a caracole, or cause a horse to perform a caracole

[Early 17th century. < French caracoler< caracol(e) "snail's shell, spiral"]
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