A variant or related term to corvette, possibly referring to a small warship or a leaping movement in horsemanship.
From Old French 'corvette,' possibly derived from 'corbeau' (crow) or 'corbello' (small basket). The term entered English naval vocabulary in the 17th century.
The crow connection might seem random until you realize small fast ships were named after crows because they were swift and darting—nature inspired naval design centuries before aerodynamics.
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