Definition of buckle

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Buckle (n.) To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively.

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Buckler-headed :: Buckler-headed (a.) Having a head like a buckler.
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc..
Swingeing :: Swingebuckler (n.) A swashbuckler; a bully; a roisterer.
Buckler :: Buckler (n.) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes..
Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp..
Buckler :: 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..
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A contorted expression, as of the face..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To join in marriage.
Scutiferous :: Scutiferous (a.) Carrying a shield or buckler.
Buckled :: Buckled (imp. & p. p.) of Buckl.
Billet :: Billet (n.) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
Unbuckle :: Unbuckle (v. t.) To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe..
Buckler :: Buckler (n.) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.
Crupper :: Crupper (n.) A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards..
Target :: Target (n.) A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war..
Tab :: Tab (n.) The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.
Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..
Infibulation :: Infibulation (n.) The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or padlock..
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