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Formerly a soldier who was armed with a pavise or buckler.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

The shield itself or pavise was large, made of wood covered with skin, and surrounded with a broad rim of iron.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John