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- a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the household troops of the British army（英国王室禁卫队的）龙骑兵。
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- historical a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine〈史〉（装备有龙骑枪的）骑马步兵。
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- a pigeon of a variety resulting from a cross between a horseman and a tumbler肉鸽。
with obj.
- coerce (someone) into doing something迫使, 强迫：
she had been dragooned into helping with the housework.
她被迫帮忙做家务。
词源
early 17th cent. （denoting a kind of carbine or musket, thought of as breathing fire）： from French dragon 'dragon'.