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ca⋅vort

  [kuh-vawrt]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to prance or caper about.
2. to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner; make merry.
Origin:
1785–95, Americanism; earlier cavault, perh. cur(vet) + vault 2

Related forms:
ca⋅vort⋅er, noun
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ca·vort   (kə-vôrt')   
intr.v.   ca·vort·ed, ca·vort·ing, ca·vorts
  1. To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper.
  2. To have lively or boisterous fun; romp: The children cavorted in the water, splashing and ducking each other.

[Possibly alteration of curvet.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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