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leather·neck (let̸h′ər nek′)

noun

☆ Slang a U.S. Marine

Etymology: from the leather lining that was part of the collar of the Marine uniform

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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