LEATHERNECK

Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier

(noun) a member of the United States Marine Corps

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

leatherneck (plural leathernecks)

(slang) A soldier.

(US) Specifically, a marine.

Source: Wiktionary


Leath"er*neck`, n. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: The sordid friar bird of Australia (Tropidorhynchus sordidus).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; ā€œthe area is well populatedā€; ā€œforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā€


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