Definition of buckler

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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..

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Buckler :: Buckler (n.) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes..
Buckler-headed :: Buckler-headed (a.) Having a head like a buckler.
Biscutate :: Biscutate (a.) Resembling two bucklers placed side by side.
Matachin :: Matachin (n.) An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.
Scutiferous :: Scutiferous (a.) Carrying a shield or buckler.
Boss :: Boss (n.) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus..
Clypeate :: Clypeate (a.) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.
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..
Swasher :: Swashbuckler (n.) A bully or braggadocio; a swaggering, boastful fellow; a swaggerer..
Scutate :: Scutate (a.) Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round.
Buckler :: Buckler (n.) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.
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..
Pick :: Pick (n.) A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
Rushbuckler :: Rushbuckler (n.) A bullying and violent person; a braggart; a swashbuckler.
Target :: Target (n.) A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war..
Swingeing :: Swingebuckler (n.) A swashbuckler; a bully; a roisterer.
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..
Buckler :: Buckler (v. t.) To shield; to defend.
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