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  • 71troop — I. n. 1. Throng, multitude, company, number, crowd. 2. Band, company, squad, body, party. 3. Company (of stage players), troupe. II. v. n. 1. Throng, gather in crowds, collect in numbers, muster, flock, crowd. 2. March in a company …

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  • 72troop — 1. noun (troops) Ethiopian troops were stationed there Syn: soldiers, armed forces, servicemen, servicewomen, infantry; peacekeepers; guards, escorts; the services, the army, the military 2. verb we trooped out of the hall …

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  • 73Troop, J. C. —    H Delegate of Nova Scotia Anti Confederate party to England, to demand repeal of British North America Act, 204; receives thanks of Legislature, 218.    Bib.: Campbell, History of Nova Scotia …

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  • 74Troop, J. V. —    T Ship owner of St. John, New Brunswick, Anti Confederate candidate there, 84; defeated in St. John, 109 …

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  • 75troop — n 1. band, assemblage, company, troupe, group; outfit, corps, squad, team, crew; gang, bunch, pack, circle, clique, set; club, society, association, fraternity, brotherhood, fellowship, sodality, guild, organization, federation; league,… …

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  • 76troop — [truːp] verb [I] to walk somewhere in a group …

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  • 77troop — [[t]trup[/t]] n. 1) an assemblage of persons or things; company; band 2) mil brit. a cavalry unit corresponding in size to a company of infantry 3) mil troops a) a body of soldiers, police, etc b) soldiers, esp. enlisted persons 4) a unit of Boy… …

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  • 78troop(s) — troupe(s) …

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  • 79troop·er — /ˈtruːpɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : a low ranking soldier see also ↑paratrooper, ↑storm trooper 2 US : a state police officer a state trooper Do not confuse …

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  • 80To troop the colors — Troop Troop, v. t. {To troop the colors} or {To troop the colours} (Mil.), in the British army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in carrying the colors, accompanied by the band and escort, slowly before the troops drawn up in single… …

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