01 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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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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One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.(Zool.)
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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.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Blind buckler —
a solid buckler.
Buckler mustard —
a genus of plants (Biscutella) with small bright yellow flowers. The seed vessel on bursting resembles two bucklers or shields.
Buckler thorn —
a plant with seed vessels shaped like a buckler. See Christ's thorn.
Riding buckler —
a buckler with a hole for the passage of a cable.