Definition of buckle

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Buckle (v. i.) To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend.

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Fermillet :: Fermillet (n.) A buckle or clasp.
Shield :: Shield (n.) A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler..
Buckler-headed :: Buckler-headed (a.) Having a head like a buckler.
Unbuckle :: Unbuckle (v. t.) To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal..
Billet :: Billet (n.) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
Buckler :: Buckler (n.) 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..
Scutate :: Scutate (a.) Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round.
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend.
Parbuckled :: Parbuckled (imp. & p. p.) of Parbuckl.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A contorted expression, as of the face..
Tang :: Tang (n.) The tongue of a buckle.
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (v. t.) To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle.
Fibula :: Fibula (n.) A brooch, clasp, or buckle..
Infibulation :: Infibulation (n.) The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or padlock..
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc..
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively.
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