SHAVETAIL


Meaning of SHAVETAIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshāv-ˌtāl ]

noun

Etymology: from the practice of shaving the tails of newly broken mules to distinguish them from seasoned ones

Date: 1846

1. : a pack mule especially when newly broken in

2. usually disparaging : second lieutenant

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.