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old soldier (plural old soldiers)
- (also figurative) A former soldier, or one who has served for a long time.
2022 February 9, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 54:For almost 90 years, the dependable 350hp diesel-electrics and their predecessors have given loyal service to Britain's industrial and main line railways, but even these old soldiers can't go on forever.
- Someone with a lot of experience in something; an old hand.
- (US, slang) The butt of a smoked cigar, or an empty bottle of liquor.
- (slang) A bottle whose contents are drunk at a single sitting.
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