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   Cur·vet

   /kərˈvet/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs.
   • ▪ leap gracefully or energetically.

   noun

   • 1. a graceful or energetic leap: "he sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, earlier form of curva ‘a curve’, from Latin curvus ‘bent’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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