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File Closer
Webster's Dictionary
A commissioned or noncommissioned officer posted in the rear of a line, or on the flank of a column, of soldiers, to rectify mistakes and insure steadiness and promptness in the ranks.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'File Closer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/file-closer.html. 1828.