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The Meaning of buckler
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(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.
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(n.) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.
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(n.) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.
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(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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(v. t.) To shield; to defend.
Synonyms
shield
Homophones
buchler
Rhymes
buchler
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knuckler
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kuchler
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tickler