Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US)An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer.

Origin

From shave + tail.

From shave + tail.

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Forms

plural: shavetails
Singularshavetail
Pluralshavetails

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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