SHAVETAIL


Meaning of SHAVETAIL in English

/shayv"tayl'/ , n. Slang.

1. U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.

2. a young, newly broken mule.

[ 1840-50, Amer.; SHAVE + TAIL 1 ; orig. in reference to unbroken army mules, whose tails were shaved for identification ]

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