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dragoon noun

  /dɹæ-/ , /dɹəˈɡun/ , /dɹəˈɡuːn/
  • (by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.
 dragon
  • A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.
 dragon, Dragon, pigeon Dragon, pigeon bec anglais, pigeon dragon

dragoon verb

  /dɹæ-/ , /dɹəˈɡun/ , /dɹəˈɡuːn/
  • Chiefly followed by into: to force (someone) into doing something through harassment and intimidation; to coerce.
 dragonner
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