old soldier

old soldier
1. n. a cigarette or cigar butt; a hunk of tobacco.
The tramp bent over to pick up an old soldier off the pavement.
He’s never had anything but an old soldier for a smoke.
2. n. an empty liquor bottle; an empty beer bottle or can.
Larry hid all his old soldiers under the bed.
Bill hit Tom over the head with an old soldier.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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