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shavetail definition

☆ 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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