crowhop

1 of 2

noun

1

: a short quick jump (as that of a startled crow)

2

: a stiff-legged hop made by a horse often with the back arched

crow-hop

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

1

: to hop or jump like a crow

2

of a horse : to buck without violence and with a series of short stiff-legged jumps

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

crow hop

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