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courbette

courbette noun: a movement in dressage in which the horse makes a series of jumps on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air.

Noun

courbette (plural courbettes)

  1. A movement in dressage in which the horse makes a series of jumps on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air.
    Synonyms:
    curvet

Synonyms of courbette

Forms of courbette

pluralcourbettes

Origin of courbette

Borrowed from French courbette.

Questions about courbette

What does courbette mean?
Courbette means a movement in dressage in which the horse makes a series of jumps on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air.
What part of speech is courbette?
Courbette is a noun.
What is the plural of courbette?
The plural of courbette is courbettes.

Words near courbette in the dictionary

  1. courbarils
  2. courbash
  3. courbashes
  4. courbed
  5. Courbetian
  6. courbette
  7. courbettes
  8. courbing
  9. courbs
  10. cource
  11. Courcelles-le-Comte

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