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Buckler
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Meaning
Noun
●
One who
buckles
something.
●
In Armor:
A
kind of
shield
, of various
shapes
and
sizes
,
held
in the hand
or
worn
on the
arm
(usually the
left
), for
protecting
the front of the body. In the
sword
and
buckler
play
of the Middle Ages in England, the
buckler
was a small
shield
, used not to
cover
the body but to
stop
or
parry
blows.
●
A
shield
resembling
the Roman
scutum
. In
modern
usage
, a
smaller
variety
of
shield
is usually
implied
by this term.
●
In Zoology:
One of the large,
bony
,
external
plates
found on
many
ganoid
fishes.
●
In Zoology:
The
anterior
segment
of the
shell
of a trilobite.
●
In Nautical:
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.
Verb
●
To
shield
; to defend.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
buckler
English
boucler
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rapier
Scimitar
Longsword
Halberd
Dagger
Parry
Greaves
Mattock
Crozier
Spear
Katana
Mace
Cleave
Sword
Recurve Bow
Short Sword
Long Sword
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