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retread
noun- in the military: a short-service officer on a second commission; a retired officer recalled to service; a retired officer re-employed as a civilian in an administrative post; an officer who has been promoted from the ranks; an aviator returned to flying duties after a period of ground service AUSTRALIA, 1943
The origin is in the new life given to a tyre by the application of a new tread; there is also a pun on “retired/re-tyred”. The earliest use is for a World War 1 veteran recalled to serve in World War 2. - a recently divorced person US
- — American Speech, p. 20, Spring 1985: “The language of singles bars”
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