buckler
pronunciation
How to pronounce buckler in British English:
UK ['bʌklə]
How to pronounce buckler in American English:
US [ 'bʌklɚ]
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- Noun:
- armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
Word Origin
- buckler (n.)
- "small, round shield used to ward off blows," c. 1300, from Old French bocler "boss (of a shield), shield, buckler" (12c., Modern French bouclier), from Latin *buccularius (adj.) "having a boss," from buccula (see buckle (n.)).
Example
- 1. Patience is the best buckler against affronts .
- 2. Buckler said the method does not involve the genetic modification of corn .
- 3. " Vitamin a deficiency is a big problem throughout the world , and it causes a lot of childhood blindness and a lot of immune deficiencies , " buckler said in a telephone interview .
- 4. Since his parents died , henry has been the shield and buckler of the family .
- 5. He now regards these scruffy photographs as his shield and buckler .