"old soldier" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2022 February 9, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 54",
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        "A former soldier, or one who has served for a long time."
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        "(also figurative) A former soldier, or one who has served for a long time."
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "A former soldier",
          "word": "mōrehu hōia"
        }
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        "Someone with a lot of experience in something; an old hand."
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      "glosses": [
        "The butt of a smoked cigar, or an empty bottle of liquor."
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        "(US, slang) The butt of a smoked cigar, or an empty bottle of liquor."
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        "A bottle whose contents are drunk at a single sitting."
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        "(slang) A bottle whose contents are drunk at a single sitting."
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        "The butt of a smoked cigar, or an empty bottle of liquor."
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        "A bottle whose contents are drunk at a single sitting."
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        "(slang) A bottle whose contents are drunk at a single sitting."
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "A former soldier",
      "word": "mōrehu hōia"
    }
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