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buckler

buck·ler

UK/ˈbʌk.lə/ US/ˈbʌk.lɚ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

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Origin

From Middle English bukler, bokler, bokeler, bokeleer, from Old French bocler, boucler, bucler, (French bouclier) from Vulgar Latin *bucculārius (“bossed”), from Latin buccula (“boss”). Merged with buckle + -er.

Phrases

  • buckler fern
  • buckler plate

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