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shavetail
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☆ shave·tail (s̸hāv′tāl′)
noun
Slang a second lieutenant, esp. one recently appointed
Etymology: orig. an unbroken mule; ? in allusion to the untrained mules, with closely cropped tails, formerly sent to the Quartermaster Corps
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