(1):
(n.) A variety of pigeon.
(2):
(n.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.
(3):
(v. t.) To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
(4):
(v. t.) To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute.