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Shavetail
Translation of "shavetail" into Russian
shavetail
Noun
UK
/ˈʃeɪv.teɪl/
US
/ˈʃeɪv.teɪl/
shavetail
shavetails pl
молодой офицер
The shavetail was eager to prove himself in his first command.
Молодой офицер был полон желания проявить себя в своем первом командовании.
Definitions
shavetail
Noun
UK
/ˈʃeɪv.teɪl/
US
/ˈʃeɪv.teɪl/
A newly commissioned officer in the military, especially one who is inexperienced.
The seasoned sergeant was assigned to mentor the shavetail to help him adjust to his new responsibilities.
An inexperienced or untrained person in any field; a greenhorn.
Despite his enthusiasm, the shavetail quickly discovered that real-world coding was harder than he had expected.
Originally, a newly broken-in pack mule whose tail was shaved to distinguish it from seasoned animals.
The supply convoy included three veteran pack animals and one shavetail that still balked at narrow bridges.
shavetail
Adjective
UK
/ˈʃeɪv.teɪl/
US
/ˈʃeɪv.teɪl/
Inexperienced; characteristic of a novice.
Her shavetail optimism showed that she had never dealt with a crisis of this scale before.