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leatherneck
CIDE DICTIONARY
leatherneck, n.
- The sordid friar bird of Australia (
Tropidorhynchus sordidus ). [1913 Webster] - A member of the United States Marine Corps; a United States Marine. [PJC]
THESAURUS
leatherneck
Marine Corps, Naval Reservist, Royal Marine, Royal Marines, Seabee, bluejacket, boot, cadet, devil dogs, frogman, gob, horse marine, jollies, jolly, leathernecks, marine, marines, midshipman, midshipmite, naval cadet, navy man, sea soldiers, swabbieFor further exploring for "leatherneck" in Webster Dictionary Online