SHAVETAIL


Meaning of SHAVETAIL in English

[shave.tail] n [fr. the practice of shaving the tails of newly broken mules to distinguish them from seasoned ones] (1846) 1: a pack mule esp. when newly broken in

2: second lieutenant--usu. used disparagingly

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