n. [ F. dragon dragon, dragoon, fr. L. draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with a dragon on it). The name was given from the sense standard. See Dragon. ] 1. ((Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A variety of pigeon. Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dragoon bird (Zool.), the umbrella bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dragooned p. pr. & vb. n. Dragooning. ]1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute. [ 1913 Webster ]
The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they can be dragooned to nothing. Price. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying to dragoon his subjects to heaven. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dragoon \Dra*goon"\ (dr[.a]*g[=oo]n"), n. [F. dragon dragon,
dragoon, fr. L. draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with
a dragon on it). The name was given from the sense standard.
See {Dragon}.]
1. ((Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to
serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted
soldier; a cavalry man.
[1913 Webster]
2. A variety of pigeon. --Clarke.
[1913 Webster]
{Dragoon bird} (Zool.), the umbrella bird.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dragoon \Dra*goon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dragooning}.]
1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to
persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
[1913 Webster]
2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to
persecute.
[1913 Webster]
The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they
can be dragooned to nothing. --Price.
[1913 Webster]
Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying
to dragoon his subjects to heaven. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dragoon
n 1: a member of a European military unit formerly composed of
heavily armed cavalrymen
v 1: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They
sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" [syn:
{dragoon}, {sandbag}, {railroad}]
2: subjugate by imposing troops
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