As a noun dragoon
is (
lb) a horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted.
As a verb dragoon
is to force someone into doing something; to coerce.
As a proper noun drake is
, notably of (1540-1596).
dragoon Noun
( en noun)
(lb) A horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted.
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*:His forefathers had been, as a rule, professional men—physicians and lawyers; his grandfather died under the walls of Chapultepec Castle while twisting a tourniquet for a cursing dragoon ; an uncle remained indefinitely at Malvern Hill;.
A carrier of a dragon musket.
A variety of pigeon.
:(Clarke)
Verb
( en verb)
To force someone into doing something; to coerce.
Related terms
* dragooner
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drake English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at (l).
Derived terms
* ducks and drakes
* sheldrake
Etymology 2
From (etyl) and (etyl) Drache.
Noun
( en noun)
A mayfly used as fishing bait.
A dragon.
* J. A. Harrison
- Beowulf resolves to kill the drake .
(historical) A small piece of artillery.
* Clarendon
- Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes , made them stagger.
Synonyms
* (mayfly) drake fly
Derived terms
* earthdrake
* firedrake
* icedrake
* nithedrake]
* seadrake
See also
* (wikipedia)
Anagrams
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==Norwegian Bokmål==
Alternative forms
* (l)
References
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