ALL meanings of buckler
buck·ler
B b - noun buckler a small round shield worn on the forearm or held by a short handle 3
- noun buckler a means of protection; defence 3
- verb buckler to defend 3
- noun buckler a small, round shield held by a handle or worn on the arm 3
- noun buckler any protection or defense 3
- verb transitive buckler to protect by shielding; defend 3
- noun buckler type of shield 1
- noun buckler type of shield 1
- noun buckler a round shield held by a grip and sometimes having straps through which the arm is passed. 1
- noun buckler any means of defense; protection. 1
- verb with object buckler to be a shield to; support; defend. 1
- noun buckler 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. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows. 0
- noun buckler (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term. 0
- noun buckler (zoology) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes. 0
- noun buckler (zoology) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites. 0
- noun buckler (nautical) 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. 0
- verb buckler (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To shield; to defend. 0