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1. (n.) buckler
a round shield held by a grip and sometimes having straps through which the arm is passed.
2. buckler
any means of defense; protection.
3. (v.t.) buckler
to be a shield to; protect.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME bokeler < AF, MF bocler=bocleboss2+-er -er2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) shield, buckler
armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) buckler
a kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body
2. (noun) buckler
one of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes
3. (noun) buckler
the anterior segment of the shell of trilobites
4. (noun) buckler
a block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches
5. (verb) buckler
to shield; to defend
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