capriole vs gallop

capriole

noun
  • A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap. 

  • A leap or caper, as in dancing. 

verb
  • To leap; to caper. 

  • To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole. 

gallop

noun
  • The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. 

  • An act or instance of going or running rapidly. 

  • An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop. 

verb
  • To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. 

  • To ride at a galloping pace. 

  • To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines. 

  • To run very fast. 

  • To progress rapidly through the body. 

  • To run at a gallop. 

  • To cause to gallop. 

How often have the words capriole and gallop occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )