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leatherneck (n.)
[leatherneck 词源字典]
"U.S. Marine," 1914, Navy slang, from
leather
+
neck
(n.). So called for the leather collars of their early uniforms; earlier in British use (1890) as a sailor's term for a soldier.
[leatherneck etymology, leatherneck origin, 英语词源]