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leath⋅er⋅neck

  [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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leath·er·neck   (lěth'ər-něk')   
n.   Slang
A member of the U.S. Marine Corps.

[From the leather neckband that was once part of the uniform.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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