caracols

Legrand, letting the negro go, and executing a series of curvets and caracols, much to the astonishment of his valet, who, arising from his knees, looked, mutely, from his master to myself, and then from myself to his master.

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'God save the King!' said Captain Hedzoff, executing a demivolte, two semilunes, and three caracols.

The Rose and the Ring William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

"God save the King!" said Captain Hedzoff, executing a demivolte, two semilunes, and three caracols.

The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

Some would kick at their comrades, and seize them with their teeth in the wantonness of sport: others would leap, in quick bounds, and make short circuits, at high speed, around the mass, with heads and tails erect, displaying the flexibility of their bodies in caracols of curious nimbleness.

Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. 1832

Next day we saw a great fleet of caracols, which we imagined to belong to the King of Booton, which it actually did.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

The king came up under our stern about one p.m. of the 24th, having with him some forty caracols, and rowed round us very gallantly, hoisting his colours and pendants; after which they rowed back to the town, and our captain saluted them with a volley of small arms and all his great guns.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

The king came immediately off in his _caracol_, rowed by at least an hundred oars or paddles, having in her besides about 400 armed men, and six pieces of brass cannon; being attended by five other caracols, which had at the least 1000 armed men in them.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

At night the king sent one of his caracols to us, to see if we wanted any thing, and to accompany us to

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

The king and all his caracols came sailing after me, and cast anchor near our ship; after which the king sent a messenger on board to welcome me in his name, and desired me to send Mr Spalding to him along with the messenger, to let him know the news.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

I prevailed on the islanders to combine and fit out their caracols, to keep the Dutch pinnaces from coming to assail us, after which the pinnaces durst not stir; and the islanders often landed secretly on

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784