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    [Noun]  | "dra*goon" | \ drə-ˈgün \


    1: a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed mounted troops

    2: cavalryman


    Origin: 1604 ;

     Borrowed from French dragon "dragon, military standard, kind of cavalry soldier," going back to Old French, "dragon, military standard" {mat|dragon|};

      * Note : The French word in reference to a cavalry soldier is apparently first attested in La Satyre Ménippée de la vertu du Catholicon d'Espagne, a political satire attacking the Catholic League and the pretensions of the Spanish monarchy, written by an authorial collective and first printed in 1594. The Oxford English Dictionary, first edition, acknowledges that the word is borrowed from French, but then see:ms to contradict itself by treating the sense "cavalry soldier" as derivative of a contemporaneous sense "short-barreled firearm." There appears to be no evidence of the latter use for French dragon. Note that the ending -oon [u:n] is a frequent outcome in English of French -on [ɔ͂], as well as Spanish -ón and Italian -one, in words borrowed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Early evidence for dragoon in English is in Francis Markham's Five Decades of Epistles of Warre (London, 1622). Markham uses both the firearm and cavalryman senses without explicitly linking them and at times simultaneously, as in "… a Lieutenant of a Troupe of compleat armed French Pistoliers, is reputed better in degree then a Captaine of an hundred Foot, a Lieutenant of the late inuented Dragoones (being not aboue sixteene inche Barrell, and full Musquet bore) the Foot-Captaines equall …" (pp. 137-38). (He uses carbine in the same manner, for both the weapon and the soldier carrying it.) This might suggest that the weapon was named after the soldier, despite the Oxford dictionary's note that the firearm was "so called from its 'breathing fire' like the fabulous dragon.";

    [Verb]  | "dragoon" 


    1: to subjugate or persecute by harsh use of troops

    2: to force into submission or compliance especially by violent measures


    Origin: 1689 ;

     Derivative of {see: |dragoon:1|dragoon:1};

    [Phrasal verb]  | "dragoon into" 


    1: to force or convince (someone) to do (something)

    [Verb]  | "dragoon" 


    1: to cause (a person) to give in to pressure;


      * e.g., " ... she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme "



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     [ "dragoon" ]

    1: Holy rock and roll, let's step away from the game console and come back to reality for a bit. REAL DEFINITION: A dragoon is an elite member of the military forces, most notably with respect to cavalry. It is somewhat obsolete these days. The British and and the Americans both had them in the War of 181

      * e.g.,  ... do a frappin google search 

     [ "dragoon" ]

    1: Dragoon master=leader of the dark dragoon union also top duelist of the world of yu-gi-oh as becoming the #1 undesputed intercontinental champion 2001 and continues also he is the leader of the dragoon's campaing so better get though when dueling this guy

      * e.g.,  ... go my blue eyes white dragon white lighting 

     [ "dragoon" ]

    1: To threaten with violence in an attempt to gain money and other possessions.

      * e.g.,  ... This guy jumped in front of me with a knife and started dragooning me, but I'm a ninja so I sent his nose through his brain. 

     [ "dragoon" ]

    1: Fantasy Definition: Dragon Rider. Hero of Legend who rides upon the back of a dragon, communicates with them, and possesses great power. The highest Dragoon is the Dragon Lord, Master of Dragons. Dragoon can also possess the incredible powers to jump incomprehensible distances into the air. They often use these abilities to crush their opponents with weapons such as a lance or spear which combined with their mounts tends to crush their opponents immediately. Dragoon's also possess amazing powers of magic and the forces of nature, the link they posses between their dragon companions, to whom they are raised from birth, give them fathomless powers to control space and time. It is recommended that if you run into battle against dragoon, you flee; there is no hope for victory.

      * e.g.,  ... Aldine: "Shit! The Dragon Lord and his army of Dragoon's are coming; launch the anti-dragon weapons now!!!" 

     [ "dragoon" ]

    1: The uber leet god, where everyone worships him and throws their free hardware at him, this god is mightier then koombleh!

      * e.g.,  ... all hail dragoon and give stuff to dragoon instead of koombleh! 

     [ "Dragooned" ]

    1: verb - Dragooned, Dragoon-ing, Dragoons verb, transitive:

      * e.g.,  ... verb, transitive: 


     [ "Dragooned" ]

    2: Dragoon

      * e.g.,  ...  Well it's about time to go Dragoon the troops. 


     [ "Dragooned" ]

    3:  Slang - To take advantage of; cheat

      * e.g.,  ...  I said I wanted to get posted and then I got Dragooned out of my LDA in Gagetown. phrasal verb: 


     [ "Dragooned" ]

    4: Dragooned

      * e.g.,  ...  We were just Dragooning around and didn't learn anything on exercise. 


     [ "Dragooned" ]

    5:  Slang - To be taken advantage of; cheated phrasal verb:


     [ "Dragooned" ]

    6: Dragoon around


     [ "Dragooned" ]

    7:  Slang - To act or fool around aimlessly or in a confused way and accomplish nothing

     [ "Dragoon" ]

    1: A cavalryman, most famous during the 17 and 1800s. Typically wore no armor except a helmet depending on their respective regiments. Carried a carbine and saber to battle. Famous dragoon regiments include the 13th Light Dragoons or "Green Dragoons" as they became known, they are featured in the American film "The Patriot." The 2nd Dragoon Guards "Scots Greys", famous for their grand charge at Waterloo which was devastating but they were forced to flee by French lancers, Belgian Hussars (light cavalry) held the lancers off but at great cost. Other famous dragoon regiments include the French Empress Dragoons.

      * e.g.,  ... Teacher: Today we are going to learn about the Green Dragoons under Banastre Tarleton, who during the Revolutionary War, was known for his cold brutality yet gentlemanly composure. 

     [ "Dragoon" ]

    1:  A strong and noble warrior with a lance and blue armor that can jump on people. (Final Fantasy)

      * e.g.,  ...  Black Mage: Bolt 3! Dragoon: Jump! 


     [ "Dragoon" ]

    2:  A unit made when a dead zealot's body is placed in the cold shell of a dragoon so the zealot can live again. A privelage only given to great warriors. (Starcraft)

      * e.g.,  ...  Zealot: My life for Aiur! Dragoon: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, *phoom!* 


     [ "Dragoon" ]

    3:  A human with a dragon spirit (D. Spirit) recieved by defeating the dragon and/or earning it. Can only be used by destined people. Allows the human to transform into a human-dragoon hybrid. (Legend of Dragoon)

      * e.g.,  ...  Dart (Dragoon): Flaaaaame.... SHOT! Rose: Die! More and more! 

     [ "Dragoon" ]

    1: Real Defination:

      * e.g.,  ... Commdander Bob: Send in the Dragoons to get those Musketeers! 


     [ "Dragoon" ]

    2: heavly armored inafantry man that reighned the 17 hundereds to the 18 hundreds.

      * e.g.,  ... Dragoon Jeff: 


     [ "Dragoon" ]

    3: Fantasy defination:

      * e.g.,  ... Hiya! I KILL ALL DRAGONS MUAHAHAAA!! 


     [ "Dragoon" ]

    4: Almight warrior who slays dragons + has some powers of dragons

     [ "Dragoon" ]

    1: a heavily armored cavalryman.

      * e.g.,  ... Who knws how the term dragoon came about. Howerver The cavalry men it refers to usually wielded Muskets. 

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