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Meaning of 'buckler' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
- One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.
- The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.
- 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.
2 . Buckler [ v. t.]
- To shield; to defend.

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