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shavetail lieutenant

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  • shavetail — ☆ shavetail [shāv′tāl΄ ] n. [orig. an unbroken mule; ? in allusion to the untrained mules, with closely cropped tails, formerly sent to the Quartermaster Corps] Slang a second lieutenant, esp. one recently appointed …   English World dictionary

  • shavetail — n. a second lieutenant; a noncommissioned officer in the army; any inexperienced person. (Military. From a nickname for an untrained mule that is marked by a shaved tail.) □ This shavetail here is trying to tell me my job. □ Who’s the shavetail… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • lieutenant — Synonyms and related words: ADC, CO, G man, MP, OD, acolyte, adjutant, admiral, advocate, agent, aid, aide, aide de camp, aider, alter ego, alternate, amicus curiae, assistant, attendant, attorney, auxiliary, backup, backup man, bailiff, beadle,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • shavetail — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: shave (I) + tail; from the custom of shaving the tails of mules when they are broken in so that they can be easily distinguished from the untrained ones 1. : a pack mule especially when newly broken in 2. : a newly… …   Useful english dictionary

  • shavetail — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shavetail — /shayv tayl /, n. Slang. 1. U.S. Army. a second lieutenant. 2. a young, newly broken mule. [1840 50, Amer.; SHAVE + TAIL1; orig. in reference to unbroken army mules, whose tails were shaved for identification] * * * …   Universalium

  • lieutenant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deputy, assistant. See agent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. officer, army officer, navy officer, marine officer, military man, soldier, platoon leader, fighter, commissioned officer, leader, looie*, 90 day… …   English dictionary for students

  • shavetail — shave•tail [[t]ˈʃeɪvˌteɪl[/t]] n. Slang. mil a newly commissioned army officer, esp. a second lieutenant • Etymology: 1890–95, amer.; orig. in reference to unbroken army mules, whose tails were shaved for identification …   From formal English to slang

  • Charles DeRudio — Charles Camillo DeRudio Charles C. DeRudio Born August 26, 1832(1832 08 26) …   Wikipedia

  • captain — Synonyms and related words: ADC, CO, G man, MP, OD, administer, administrate, admiral, aeronaut, aeroplaner, aeroplanist, aide, aide de camp, air pilot, airplanist, astronaut, aviator, bailiff, barnstormer, be master, be responsible for, beadle,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • commander — Synonyms and related words: A per se, ADC, CO, OD, ace, admiral, aide, aide de camp, boatswain, boss, brigadier, brigadier general, captain, castellan, champion, chatelain, chatelaine, chicken colonel, chief, chief engineer, chief mate, chief of… …   Moby Thesaurus

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