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chained_bear commented on the word serre file
"SERRE FILE, a closer up; the last rank of a battalion, generally called supernumerary rank." (citation in list description)
Edit: OED lists it as one word (serrefile), derived from French, defined as: "pl. The line of supernumerary and non-commissioned officers placed in the rear of a squadron or troop; sing. one of these."
October 9, 2008