<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up leatherneck in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up leatherneck in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> Leatherneck is a military slang term for a member of the United States Marine Corps, or of the British Royal Marines . It is generally believed to originate in the wearing of a leather "stock" or collar around the neck, which kept the posture erect . </P> <P> The term "leatherneck" was derived from a leather stock once worn around the neck by both American and British Marines . In the United States, beginning in 1798, "one stock of black leather and clasp" was issued to each Marine every year . Its use as a synecdoche for Marines began as a term of ridicule by sailors . </P>

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