[cap.ri.ole] n [MF or OIt; MF capriole, fr. OIt capriola, fr. capriolo roebuck, fr. L capreolus goat, roebuck, fr. capr-, caper he-goat; akin to OE haefer goat, Gk kapros wild boar] (1594) 1: a playful leap: caper
2. of a trained horse: a vertical leap with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap -- capriole vi