shavetail

[ sheyv-teyl ]
/ ˈʃeɪvˌteɪl /

noun Slang.

U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
a young, newly broken mule.

Origin of shavetail

1840–50, Americanism; shave + tail1; orig. in reference to unbroken army mules, whose tails were shaved for identification

Words nearby shavetail

shave, shave biopsy, shaveling, shaven, shaver, shavetail, shavian, shaviana, shavie, shaving, shaving brush