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Troop Troop Troop, v. 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. --Shak.
Troop Troop Troop, n. [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of
uncertain origin; cf. Icel. [thorn]orp 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, troops of friends -- I must not
look to have. --Shak.
2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in
the plural.
Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars. --Shak.
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.
