dragoon

Definitions


[drəˈɡuːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British army


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Origin:
early 17th century (denoting a kind of carbine or musket, thought of as breathing fire): from French dragon ‘dragon’


[drəˈɡuːn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- coerce (someone) into doing something
(e.g: she had been dragooned into helping with the housework)


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Origin:
early 17th century (denoting a kind of carbine or musket, thought of as breathing fire): from French dragon ‘dragon’




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