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weasel
 n.— «All heavy equipment experts, the men will supervise the disposition of bulldozers and “weasels” used in battling through to isolated ranchers and livestock.» —“Thirteen Belvoir Officers Off for Blizzard Duty” Washington Post Feb. 2, 1949. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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