Buckler Synonyms & Definitions

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• BucklerDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (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.
2. (n.) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.
3. (n.) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.
4. (v. t.) To shield; to defend.
5. (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.

• Buckler-headedDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Having a head like a buckler.