Gambol
Gambol , noun
[Old English gambolde, gambaulde, French gambade, gambol, from Italian gambata kick, from Latin gamba leg, akin to French jambe, Old French also, gambe, from Latin gamba, hoof or perh. joint: compare Greek {not transcribed} a binding, winding, Welsh, Ir. & Gael. cam crooked; perhaps akin to English chamber: compareF. gambiller to kick about. Compare Jamb, n., Gammon ham, Gambadoes.]
A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank. — Dryden
Gambol , intransitive verb
To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs.