"wax someone's tail" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: waxes someone's tail [present, singular, third-person], waxing someone's tail [participle, present], waxed someone's tail [participle, past], waxed someone's tail [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wax someone's tail (third-person singular simple present waxes someone's tail, present participle waxing someone's tail, simple past and past participle waxed someone's tail)
  1. (military, aviation, slang) To lock one's weapons onto the tail of an enemy aircraft. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Aviation, Military

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