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Leatherneck

A very old non-derogatory term for a member of the US Marine Corps, the term derives from a leather collar worn by marines to protect them from sword and cutlass attack (when those were significant dangers).

See also Born Again Hard, Gyrene, Jarhead and Zoomie.

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