leatherneck

Noun
Synonyms: Marinedevil dogshipboard soldier

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a member of the United States Marine CorpsSynonyms: Marinedevil dogshipboard soldier
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

leatherneck \leath"er*neck`\, n.

1.(Zool.) The sordid friar bird of Australia (Tropidorhynchus sordidus). [1913 Webster]

2.[from the leather collar that was once part of their uniform.] A member of the United States Marine Corps; a United States Marine. [slang] [PJC]

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