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buckler

/ˈbʌkələ/BUH-kuh-lur
/ˈbʌkəlɚ/BUH-kuh-lur

Meaningcentral boss

Common meaning: small round shield

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbocle‘central boss’source
  2. Frenchbuclersource
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftscentral boss → shieldbokeler‘shield’source
  4. Englishbuckler‘small round shield’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French bocle ‘central boss’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry BUCKLER, p. 80 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • bocle Old French “central boss”

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