dragoon

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Synonyms: dragon, drag on, dragoo, drag-on

Antonyms: dragon, drag on, dragoo, drag-on

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|military}}
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[man#Noun|man]] with a [[fierce#Adjective|fierce]] or [[unrefined]] [[manner#Noun|manner]], like a dragoon ''({{senseno|en|soldier}})''.
3. {{senseid|en|pigeon}} A [[variety]] of [[pigeon#Noun|pigeon]], originally a [[cross#Noun|cross]] between a [[horseman]] and a [[tumbler]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|Christianity|French politics|historical}} To [[subject#Verb|subject]] (a [[Huguenot#Noun|Huguenot]]) to the {{l|en|dragonnade|dragonnades|a [[policy]] [[institute#Verb|instituted]] by {{w|Louis XIV}} of [[France]] in 1681 to [[intimidate]] [[Protestant#Adjective|Protestant]] Huguenots to [[convert#Verb|convert]] to [[Roman Catholicism]] by [[billet#Verb|billeting]] [[dragoon#Noun|dragoons]] ''({{senseno|en|soldier}})'' in their [[home#Noun|homes]] to [[abuse#Verb|abuse]] them and [[destroy]] or [[steal#Verb|steal]] their [[possession]]s}}.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}}

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