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leatherneck

[leth-er-nek]

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noun Slang.

a U.S. marine.

Origin:
1910–15; from the leather-lined collar which was formerly part of the uniform

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leatherneck (ˈlɛðəˌnɛk)

—n
	slang a member of the US Marine Corps

[from the custom of facing the neckband of their uniform with leather]

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