Definition of shoulder patch
: a cloth patch bearing an identifying mark and worn on one sleeve of a uniform below the shoulder
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The dumpy chicken-like creature with a rufous shoulder patch was a corn crake (Crex crex), a meadow-dwelling relative of the cranes from Europe.
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The suspect was wearing a blue winter-style vest with no sleeves, tan shoulder patches and fur on the hood, police said.
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First Known Use of shoulder patch
1945
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