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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shavetail/ˈʃeɪvteɪl/

▶noun US military slang, often derogatory a newly commissioned officer.

■ informal an inexperienced person.

– origin from the early sense ‘untrained pack animal’ (identified by a shaven tail).

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