Definition of Dragoon

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DRAGOON noun

	A soldier who combines dash and steadiness in so equal measure that he makes his advances on foot and his retreats on horseback.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Dramatist

Regular definition:

DRAGOON:
dr???u:n n. & v. --n. 1 a cavalryman (orig. a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine). 2 a rough fierce fellow. 3 a variety of pigeon. --v.tr. 1 (foll. by into) coerce into doing something, esp. by use of strong force. 2 persecute, esp. with troops. [orig. = carbine (thought of as breathing fire) f. F dragon DRAGON]

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