buckler

[ buhk-ler ]

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.

verb (used with object)

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

buckler

/ ˈbʌklə /

noun

1. a small round shield worn on the forearm or held by a short handle
2. a means of protection; defence

verb

1. archaic.
   tr to defend

Word History and Origins

Origin of buckler¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of buckler¹

C13: from Old French bocler , from bocle shield boss; see buckle , boss ²

Example Sentences

The buckler on the shoulders is formed of five or six rows, each composed of large quadrangular pieces.

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In other places the rock was damasked like a Saracen buckler, or engraved like a Florentine vase.

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It was for no lucre of gain I took you and your swash-buckler, your Don Diego yonder, under my poor roof.

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Here were poor innocent working men, and here was this bloodthirsty swash-buckler inciting their own brothers to slay them.

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Well, one is a buckler against the other: I don't say with lovely Amy May,—with an honourable woman.

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Related Words

• armor
• buffer
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