BUCKLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buckler mean? 

• BUCKLER (noun)
  The noun BUCKLER has 1 sense:

1. armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

  Familiarity information: BUCKLER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUCKLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

buckler; shield

Hypernyms ("buckler" is a kind of...):

armor; armour (protective covering made of metal and used in combat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "buckler"):

escutcheon; scutcheon (a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms)

pavis; pavise ((Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position)

 Context examples 

Question clattered upon answer like a sword on a buckler.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)