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Definition
a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
or:
force someone to do something; or subjugate by imposing troops
or:
force someone to do something; or subjugate by imposing troops
- It was an old Colt dragoon with a seven-inch barrel and, as he was fond of saying, weighed about as much as the leg he strapped it to.Chapters 3-4 (47% in)
- Augustus drew his big dragoon Colt and jammed the barrel into Dan's stomach.Chapters 74-74 (42% in)
There are no more uses of "dragoon" in Lonesome Dove.
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