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Definition of Leathernecks
1. leatherneck [n] - See also: leatherneck
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leathernecks
Literary usage of Leathernecks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "Dear Folks at Home -- -- -- .": The Glorious Story of the United States by Kemper Frey Cowing, Courtney Ryley Cooper (1919)
"... CHAPTER HI THE LADY leathernecks NOT all the informative letters about the
United States Marines have come from fighting men. ..."
2. Assault from the Sea: The Amphibious Landing at Inchon by Curtis A. Utz (1994)
"NKPA machine gunners in the few bunkers still unscathed sprayed the top of this
rampart, cutting down some leathernecks and pinning others near the sea wall ..."
3. Echoes from Over There by Louise Corbin (1919)
"No doubt by this time, you know how the leathernecks went through those square
heads at Belleau Wood ... I always wondered why they called us leathernecks. ..."
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