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Word: Dragoon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (denoting a kind of carbine or musket, thought of as breathing fire): from French dragon ‘dragon’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
drəˈɡuːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British army.
Short Definition:member of cavalry
Word: Dragoon
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
drəˈɡuːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
coerce (someone) into doing something
Short Definition:coerce
Examples:- she had been dragooned into helping with the housework
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