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A member of the United States Marines, so called because of a distinctive high leather collar of certain uniforms they formerly wore.
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Leatherneck — is a military slang term for a member of the United States Marine Corps. The term refers to the high leather collar on the Marine Corps uniform designed to protect the neck from a sword blow during battle. The dress blue uniform still bears a… … Wikipedia
Leatherneck — (engl.: Ledernacken) bezeichnet: eine Eigenbezeichnung der US amerikanischen Marines, siehe United States Marine Corps The Leatherneck, US amerikanischer Kriegsfilm (1929) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unter … Deutsch Wikipedia
leatherneck — leath er*neck , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leatherneck — U.S. Marine, 1914, Navy slang, from LEATHER (Cf. leather) + NECK (Cf. neck). So called for the leather collars of their early uniforms; earlier in British use (1890) as a sailor s term for a soldier … Etymology dictionary
leatherneck — ☆ leatherneck [leth′ər nek΄] n. [from the leather lining that was part of the collar of the Marine uniform ] Slang a U.S. Marine … English World dictionary
leatherneck — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A member of the United States Marine Corps. * /I didn t know your son Joe became a leatherneck./ … Dictionary of American idioms
leatherneck — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A member of the United States Marine Corps. * /I didn t know your son Joe became a leatherneck./ … Dictionary of American idioms
leatherneck — noun slang informal A member of the United States Marine Corps. I didn t know your son Joe became a leatherneck … Словарь американских идиом
Leatherneck Magazine — of the Marines (or simply Leatherneck ) is a magazine founded in 1917 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia for members of the United States Marine Corps. The magazine is sometimes referred to as the Reader s Digest for Marines. Its name… … Wikipedia
Leatherneck (disambiguation) — Leatherneck is a military slang term for a member of the United States Marine Corps, and it may also refer to:In military uses: * Leatherneck Magazine , a magazine for current and former members of the U. S. Marine Corps * The Leatherneck , the… … Wikipedia
Leatherneck Raiders — Infobox comics organization imagesize= caption= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Captain Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders #1 (Jan 1968) creators=Gary Friedrich Dick Ayers type=Marine unit business= organisation= organization=y base= owners=… … Wikipedia
