leatherneck
English
/ˈlɛðənɛk/
noun
Definitions
- (slang) A soldier.
- (US) Specifically, a marine.
Etymology
Compound from English leather + English neck (drink very quickly).
Origin
English
neck
Gloss
drink very quickly
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Leatherstocking English
- antileather English
- boatneck English
- bootneck English
- bottleneck English
- breakneck English
- bullneck English
- cowlneck English
- crewneck English
- crookneck English
- fiddleneck English
- foreneck English
- gooseneck English
- halterneck English
- hindneck English
- leather English
- leatherback English
- leatherboard English
- leatherbound English
- leatherboy English
- leathercloth English
- leathercraft English
- leathercrafter English
- leathercrafting English
- leatherdyke English
- leatherer English
- leatherette English
- leathergirl English
- leathergoods English
- leatherhead English
- leatherjacket English
- leatherless English
- leatherlike English
- leathermaker English
- leathermaking English
- leatherman English
- leathern English
- leatherperson English
- leatherseller English
- leathersex English
- leatherware English
- leatherwear English
- leatherwing English
- leatherwoman English
- leatherwood English
- leatherwork English
- leatherworker English
- leatherworking English
- leatherworks English
- leathery English
- limberneck English
- littleneck English
- longneck English
- midneck English
- neck English
- neckache English
- neckband English
- neckbeard English
- neckbeef English
- neckbiter English
- neckbone English
- neckbrace English
- neckcloth English
- neckdown English
- necked English
- necker English
- neckerchief English
- neckful English
- neckgear English
- necklace English
- neckland English
- neckless English
- necklet English
- necklike English
- neckline English
- necklock English
- neckmold English
- neckmould English
- neckpiece English
- neckplate English
- neckroll English
- neckspring English
- neckstrap English
- necktie English
- neckwarmer English
- neckwear English
- neckweed English
- neckyoke English
- neknomination English
- nonleather English
- overleather English
- pencil-neck English
- pencilneck English
- polo-neck English
- pseudoleather English
- red-necked buzzard English
- redneck English
- renecked English
- ring-neck English
- ringneck English
- rollneck English
- roughneck English
- scoopneck English
- shitneck English
- shoe-leather English
- snakeneck English
- spur-leather English
- squareneck English
- stiff neck English
- stiff-necked English
- stiffnecked English
- topneck English
- turtleneck English
- whitleather English
- wryneck English
- ネック Japanese
- lether Middle English
- nekke Middle English
- let Tok Pisin
- nek Tok Pisin
- neck
- necker
- necked
- neckful
- necklet
- topneck
- wryneck
- midneck
- necktie
- leather
- redneck
- leathern
- necklike
- renecked
- rollneck
- neckweed
- longneck
- hindneck
- neckbone
- leathery
- neckbeef
- bullneck
- neckmold
- neckyoke
- neckache
- bootneck
- crewneck
- necklock
- neckwear
- neckgear
- cowlneck
- necklace
- neckland
- foreneck
- ringneck
- shitneck
- neckless
- boatneck
- neckroll
- neckdown
- neckband
- neckline
- roughneck
- crookneck
- breakneck
- neckplate
- ring-neck
- neckpiece
- neckstrap
- neckbiter
- neckcloth
- leatherer
- scoopneck
- neckbrace
- neckmould
- snakeneck
- polo-neck
- neckbeard
- gooseneck
- neckwarmer
- leatherboy
- turtleneck
- bottleneck
- leatherman
- littleneck
- limberneck
- neckspring
- stiff neck
- leathersex
- fiddleneck
- nonleather
- halterneck
- pencilneck
- squareneck
- leatherback
- leathergirl
- pencil-neck
- leatherwood
- leatherlike
- leatherwork
- whitleather
- stiffnecked
- leatherette
- overleather
- antileather
- leatherdyke
- leatherwear
- leatherware
- leatherhead
- leatherwing
- neckerchief
- leatherless
- leatherworks
- leatherwoman
- leathercraft
- spur-leather
- stiff-necked
- leathermaker
- leatherbound
- leathergoods
- shoe-leather
- leatherboard
- leathercloth
- leatherworker
- pseudoleather
- leathermaking
- leatherseller
- neknomination
- leatherjacket
- leatherperson
- leatherworking
- leathercrafter
- leathercrafting
- Leatherstocking
- red-necked buzzard