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shave·tail (s̸hāvtāl′)

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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