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shitehawk

shitehawk {n.}

Someone of little worth, originally military slang.

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worth

[worth] See: [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH], [GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE], [NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN], [WORTH A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Military person

It may affront the military-minded person to suggest a regime that does not maintain any military secrets. by Einstein Albert

worth one's salt

[worth one's salt] {adj. phr.} Being a good worker, or a productive person; worth what you cost. * /Mr. Brown showed that he was worth his salt as a salesman […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

not worth a tinkers damn

[not worth a tinker's damn] or not [worth a tinker's dam] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not worth anything; valueless. * /As a bricklayer he was not worth a tinker's damn./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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