buckler

1. 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. Source: opted

2. n. One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes. Source: opted

3. n. The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites. Source: opted

4. 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. Source: opted

5. v. t. To shield; to defend. Source: opted

6. n. armor carried on the arm to intercept blows Source: wordnet

7. A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, orthe circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from enteringwhen the vessel pitches. Blind buckler (Naut.), a solid buckler.-- Buckler mustard (Bot.), a genus of plants (Biscutella) with smallbright yellow flowers. The seed vessel on bursting resembles twobucklers or shields.-- Buckler thorn, a plant with seed vessels shaped like a buckler.See Christ's thorn.-- Riding buckler (Naut.), a buckler with a hole for the passage ofa cable. Source: adambom

8. n armor carried on the arm to intercept blows Source: ecdict

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