— caracoler , n.
/kar"euh kohl'/ , n. , v. , caracoled, caracoling .
n.
1. a half turn executed by a horse and rider.
2. Rare. a winding staircase.
v.i.
3. to execute caracoles; wheel.
[ 1650-60; caracol snail, spiral shell or stair, turning movement (of a horse) ]