BUTFIRST
Syntax BUTFIRST word 
BUTFIRST list 
 
Explanation BUTFIRST reports all but the first element of its input. If its input is a list, BUTFIRST reports a list containing all but the first element. If its input is a word or number, BUTFIRST reports all the characters of the word or number except the first character.

See also BUTMEMBER,  BUTLAST, FIRST, and LAST.

The following procedure removes one element at a time from a word or a list.

TO SHRINKWORD :WORD
    IF EMPTY? :WORD THEN STOP
    PR :WORD
    SHRINKWORD BUTFIRST :WORD
END

SHRINKWORD "WHEAT
WHEAT
HEAT
EAT
AT
T

Examples BUTFIRST [MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB]
Result: [HAD A LITTLE LAMB] 
BUTFIRST "WHEAT 
Result: HEAT 
BUTFIRST [WHEAT] 
Result: [] 
BUTFIRST 2135 
Result: 135 
BUTFIRST [[JANUARY FEBRUARY][MARCH APRIL] [MAY JUNE]] 
Result: [[MARCH APRIL] [MAY JUNE]] 

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