Look up: buckler

1. Buckler
   a bony shield
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2. Buckler
   The buckler is a small shield designed to be used with the sword as a method of defence. It was in practical use for several centuries in a number of varying forms. Most famously the buckler is used in early medieval swordsmanship, although the DDS also study its use in later styles with sidesword or rapier.
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3. Buckler
   Buc'kler noun [ Middle English bocler , Old French bocler , French bouclier , a shield with a boss, from Old French bocle , boucle , boss. See Buckle , noun ] 1. A kind of shie...
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4. Buckler
   Buc'kler transitive verb To shield; to defend. [ Obsolete] « Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right, Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree? Shak. »
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5. buckler
   1. 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. ... 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. ... 2. <zool...
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6. buckler
   noun armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
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7. Buckler
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes. • (n.) The anterior segment of the shell of tri...
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8. Buckler
   A buckler was a small shield, anciently made of wicker-work and covered with skin or leather, and worn on the left arm.
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9. Buckler
   A `buckler` (French bouclier `shield`, from Old French bocle, boucle `boss`) is a small date=August 2008-->, gripped in the fist; it was generally used as a companion weapon in hand-to-hand combat during the Medieval and Renaissance, as its size made it poor protection against missile ...
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