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poolee
 n.— Â«On a Saturday morning in early July, the new Marine recruits (“poolees” in Corps jargon) stand on the Bronx sidewalk in two lines of six apiece.» â€”“Want to Die for Your Country?” by Daniel Weiss Village Voice (New York City) Jan. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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