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noun

Troop n.

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."

Soldiers, collectively; an army; now generally used in the plural. "Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars." "His troops moved to victory with the precision of machines."

(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.

A company of stageplayers; a troupe.

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

See Boy scout, above.

verb

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 file and usually in a hollow square, as in London on the sovereign's birthday.

Troop v. i. (past & past part. trooped; pres. part. trooping)

To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. "Armies... troop to their standard."

To march on; to go forward in haste. "Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men."

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Etymology of 'Troop'

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"Troop" Quotes from Famous Books

... friends' and brethren's sakes, And for my dear-lov'd Land o' Cakes, I pray with holy fire: Lord, send a rough-shod troop o' Hell O'er a' wad Scotland buy or sell, To ...

— Poems And Songs Of Robert Burns • Robert Burns

... had been the unwilling cause, still rankled in the mind of the low-bred, and yet proud laird. He carefully avoided giving the least sign of recognition, riding doggedly at the head of his men, who, though scarce equal in numbers to a sergeant's party, were denominated Captain Falconer's troop, being preceded by a trumpet, which sounded from time to time, and a standard, borne by Cornet Falconer, the laird's young brother. The lieutenant, an elderly man, had much the air of a low sportsman and boon companion; an expression of dry humour predominated ...

— Waverley • Sir Walter Scott

... appearance in the street. He wore on his head a broad-brimmed Quaker hat placed so far back that it resembled a halo; long hair swept over his shoulders, and he crossed the street with a timid, terrified air, followed by a troop of boys of every shade of complexion varying from a coffee tint to bright copper, and thence to profound black. These lads wore the coarse uniform of the school, and had an unfed ...

— Jack - 1877 • Alphonse Daudet

... Hamilton organized a troop of white rangers from among the French, British, and Tories at Detroit. They acted as allies of the Indians, and furnished leaders to them. Three of these leaders were the tories McKee, Elliot, and Girty, who had fled together from Pittsburg [Footnote: Haldimand MSS. Hamilton's ...

— The Winning of the West, Volume Two - From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 • Theodore Roosevelt

... feet beyond the wall diverted them for a space. A troop of marksmen from the range were returning cityward. They were dirty and tired, yet none seemed discontented with his lot. They passed ...

— The Lure of the Mask • Harold MacGrath

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