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buckler definition

buck·ler (buk′lər)

noun

  1. a small, round shield held by a handle or worn on the arm
  2. any protection or defense

Etymology: ME bokeler < OFr bocler: see buckle

transitive verb

to protect by shielding; defend

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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