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Webster 1913 Edition
Troop
Troop
,Noun.
[F.
troupe
, OF. trope
, trupe
, LL. troppus
; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. þorp
a hamlet, village, G. dorf
a village, dial. G. dorf
a meeting. Norw. torp
a little farm, a crowd, E. thorp
. Cf. Troupe
.] 1.
A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.
That which should accompany old age –
As honor, love, obedience,
I must not look to have.
As honor, love, obedience,
troops
of friends –I must not look to have.
Shakespeare
2.
Soldiers, collectively; an army; – now generally used in the plural.
Farewell the plumed
troop
, and the big wars. Shakespeare
His
troops
moved to victory with the precision of machines. Macaulay.
3.
(Mil.)
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.
4.
A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
W. Coxe.
5.
(Mil.)
A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
Troop
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Trooped
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trooping
.] 1.
To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
“Armies . . . troop to their standard.” Milton.
2.
To march on; to go forward in haste.
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,
Troop
in the throngs of military men. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Troop
TROOP
, n.1.
A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude. Gen.49. 2 Sam.23. Hos.7. That which should accompany old age,
As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends,
I must not look to have.
2.
A body of soldiers. But applied to infantry, it is now used in the plural, troops, and this word signifies soldiers in general, whether more or less numerous, including infantry, cavalry and artillery. We apply the word to a company, a regiment or an army. The captain ordered his troops to halt; the colonel commanded his troops to wheel and take a position on the flank; the general ordered his troops to attack; the troops of France amounted to 400,000 men.3.
Troop, in the singular, a small body or company of cavalry, light horse or dragoons, commanded by a captain.4.
A company of stage-players.TROOP
,Verb.
I.
Armies at the call of trumpet,
Troop to their standard.
1.
To march in a body. I do not, as an enemy to peace,
Troop in the throngs of military men.
2.
To march in haste or in company.