Kalmar “Dokin Rakumi” na nufin rukunin sojoji ko rukunin da suke amfani da raƙuma a matsayin hanyar safararsu ta farko don yaƙi. Kalmar “dawakai” galibi tana nufin rukunin sojojin da ke yaƙi da dawakai, amma a wajen mahayan raƙuma, sojoji suna hawan raƙuma maimakon. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da wannan kalmar a fagen yaƙin tarihi a yankuna masu busasshiyar ƙasa, irin su Gabas ta Tsakiya ko Arewacin Afirka, inda aka saba amfani da raƙuma wajen safarar su saboda iya rayuwa a cikin tsaunukan hamada.