Definition of buckle

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Buckle (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.

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Parbuckled :: Parbuckled (imp. & p. p.) of Parbuckl.
Fermillet :: Fermillet (n.) A buckle or clasp.
Scutiferous :: Scutiferous (a.) Carrying a shield or buckler.
Buckler :: Buckler (v. t.) To shield; to defend.
Tang :: Tang (n.) The tongue of a buckle.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted..
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend.
Crupper :: Crupper (n.) A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards..
Buckler-headed :: Buckler-headed (a.) Having a head like a buckler.
Matachin :: Matachin (n.) An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.
Unbuckle :: Unbuckle (v. t.) To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe..
Pick :: Pick (n.) A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
Billet :: Billet (n.) A strap which enters a buckle.
Boss :: Boss (n.) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus..
Swingeing :: Swingebuckler (n.) A swashbuckler; a bully; a roisterer.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal..
Shield :: Shield (n.) A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler..
Bottine :: Bottine (n.) An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children..
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..
Buckler :: Buckler (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..
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