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shavetail
American
[sheyv-teyl]
/ ˈʃeɪvˌteɪl /
noun
Slang.
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U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
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a young, newly broken mule.
Etymology
Origin of shavetail
1840–50, shave + tail 1; originally in reference to unbroken army mules, whose tails were shaved for identification
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