Meaning & use
bucklers
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Plural of buckler: small, round shields held by a handle, historically used to deflect blows in close combat.
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The knights carried short swords and small bucklers into the melee.
Museum displays showed rows of medieval bucklers alongside swords.
A note on using this word
The word "swashbuckler" derives from the noisy clashing ("swashing") of sword against buckler in old sword fights.
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