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dragoon
/dɹəˈɡuːn/
noun
A horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted.
A carrier of a dragon musket.
A variety of pigeon.
verb
To force (someone) into doing something; to coerce.
Similar: compel
To surrender (a person) to the fury of soldiers.
Synonymscompel
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