noun
- a clasp on one end of a strap or belt for fastening the other end in place
- a clasplike ornament, as for shoes
- a clasp on a strap that fits into a matching part on a post, another strap, etc. thereby securing the strap
Origin:
ME bokel, a buckle, boss of a shield < OFr bocle < LL bucula, beaver, shield < L buccula, cheek strap of a helmet, dim. of bucca, cheek: see buccal
transitive verb buckled, buckling
to fasten or join with a buckle