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troop
troop / troōp/ • n. 1. a group of soldiers, esp. a cavalry unit commanded by a captain, or an airborne unit. ∎ (troops) soldiers or armed forces: UN peacekeeping troops | [as adj.] (troop) troop withdrawals. ∎ a unit of 18 to 24 Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts organized under a troop leader. 2. a group of people or animals of a particular kind: a troop of musicians. • v. [intr.] (of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers: the girls trooped in for dinner. ∎ (of a lone person) walk at a slow or steady pace: Caroline trooped wearily home from work. |
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"troop." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "troop." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-troop.html "troop." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-troop.html |
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troop body of soldiers, (pl.) armed forces; number of persons collected together XVI; signal on a drum for assembling troops XVII. — F. troupe, poss. back-formation from troupeau flock, herd, dim. f. medL. troppus herd of mares, prob. of Gmc. orig.
Hence troop vb. gather in a troop XVI; t. the colour beat the drum for the reception of the colour at the mounting of the guard XVII. trooper (-ER1) cavalry soldier. XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "troop." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "troop." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-troop.html T. F. HOAD. "troop." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-troop.html |
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troop n.
1. (troops) soldiers or armed forces: U.N. peacekeeping troops | (troop) troop withdrawals. 2. a cavalry unit commanded by a captain. 3. a unit of artillery and armored formation. |
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"troop." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "troop." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-troop.html "troop." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-troop.html |
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•bloop, cock-a-hoop, coop, croup, droop, drupe, dupe, goop, group, Guadeloupe, hoop, loop, poop, recoup, roup, scoop, sloop, snoop, soup, stoep, stoop, stoup, stupe, swoop, troop, troupe, whoop
•hula-hoop • cantaloupe • nincompoop
•playgroup • subgroup • peer group
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"troop." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "troop." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-troop.html "troop." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-troop.html |
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