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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Cf. F.

demi- volte

(Man.)

A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner.

demivolt ‎(plural demivolts)

A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his forelegs in a particular manner.