CARACOLE (a Fr. word, the origin of which is doubtful, meaning the

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• WHEELING

wheeling about of a

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• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse; in

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• SPANISH

Spanish and Portuguese caracol means a

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• SNAIL

snail with a

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• SPIRAL

spiral

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• SHELL
• SHELL (O. Eng. scell, scyll, cf. Du. sceel, shell, Goth. skalja, tile; the word means originally a thin flake,. cf. Swed. skalja, to peel off; it is allied to " scale " and " skill," from a root meaning to cleave, divide, separate)

shell)  , a turn or wheeling in horsemanship to the left or right, or to both alternately, so that the movements of the horse describe a zig-zag course . The term has been used loosely and erroneously to describe any display of fancy riding . It is also used for a spiral staircase in a tower .