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Troop

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(1):

(n.) Soldiers, collectively; an army; - now generally used in the plural.

(2):

(n.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery.

(3):

(n.) A company of stageplayers; a troupe.

(4):

(n.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

(5):

(n.) A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

(6):

(v. i.) To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.

(7):

(v. i.) To march on; to go forward in haste.

(8):

(n.) See Boy scout, above.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Troop'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/troop.html. 1828.
 
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