buckler

American  

[buhk-ler] / ˈbʌk lər /

noun

1. a round shield held by a grip and sometimes having straps through which the arm is passed.

2. any means of defense; protection.

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verb (used with object)

1. to be a shield to; support; defend.

buckler British  

/ ˈbʌklə /

noun

1. a small round shield worn on the forearm or held by a short handle

2. a means of protection; defence

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verb

1. archaic (tr) to defend

Etymology

Origin of buckler

1250–1300; Middle English bokeler < Anglo-French, Middle French bocler, equivalent to bocle boss ² + -er -er ²

Example Sentences

More cautious now, the warriors raised their bucklers.

From Literature

Aided by bucklers and their own agility, the Spanish got in between and underneath the Germans’ long pikes and were able to hurt them at their pleasure, without the Germans having any remedy.

From Literature

He trusted her to carry the awful aegis, his buckler, and his devastating weapon, the thunderbolt.

From Literature

Small weapons of all sorts, from bucklers to broadswords, were piled within.

From Literature

The now vigorous boy might go at his companions harum-scarum, with sword and buckler..

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Related Words

• armor
• buffer
• bulwark
• safeguard
• shelter