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buck⋅ler

  [buhk-ler]
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–noun
1. a round shield held by a grip and sometimes having straps through which the arm is passed.
2. any means of defense; protection.
–verb (used with object)
3. to be a shield to; support; defend.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME bokeler < AF, MF bocler, equiv. to bocle boss 2 + -er -er 2
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buck·ler   (bŭk'lər)   
n.  

  1. A small, round shield either carried or worn on the arm.

  2. A means of protection; a defense: "has enjoyed a reputation as a shield and buckler for . . . the academic avant-garde" (Donal Henahan).

tr.v.   buck·lered, buck·ler·ing, buck·lers
To shield; protect.

[Middle English bokeler, from Old French bouclier, from boucle, boss on a shield, from Latin buccula, diminutive of bucca, cheek.]
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Word Origin & History

buckler 
"small, round shield used to ward off blows," 1300, from O.Fr. boucler, from L. *buccularius (adj.) "having a boss," from buccula (see buckle (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Buckler

(1.) A portable shield (2 Sam. 22:31; 1 Chr. 5:18). (2.) A shield surrounding the person; the targe or round form; used once figuratively (Ps. 91:4). (3.) A large shield protecting the whole body (Ps. 35:2; Ezek. 23:24; 26:8). (4.) A lance or spear; improperly rendered "buckler" in the Authorized Version (1 Chr. 12:8), but correctly in the Revised Version "spear." The leather of shields required oiling (2 Sam. 1:21; Isa. 21:5), so as to prevent its being injured by moisture. Copper (= "brass") shields were also in use (1 Sam. 17:6; 1 Kings 14:27). Those spoken of in 1 Kings 10:16, etc.; 14:26, were probably of massive metal. The shields David had taken from his enemies were suspended in the temple as mementoes (2 Kings 11:10). (See ARMOUR ØT0000315, SHIELD.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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