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shavetail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shave-tail
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From shave + tail.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shavetails (plural)

Questions

What does shavetail mean?
An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer.
Where does shavetail come from?
From shave + tail.

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