DRAGOON

dragoon. Dragoon, n. a kind of horse soldeier, bravo, bully

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Dra‐goon″ (drȧ‐go͞on″), 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. 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.
2. 2. A variety of pigeon. Clarke.
Dragoon bird (Zoöl.), the umbrella bird.