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whitewing

American  
[hwahyt-wing, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌwɪŋ, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

  1. a person who wears a white uniform, especially a public street cleaner.

Etymology

Origin of whitewing

First recorded in 1850–55; white + wing

Example Sentences

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When he got the hook after two months and three days as a political whitewing, Newbold Morris began acting for all the world like a tiger being dragged out of a meatshop.

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