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beukelaar.

a small round shield used for parrying; a buckler

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbøːkəlaːr/
  1. a small round shield used for parrying; a buckler

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch bokelare, folk-etymological interpretation of French bouclier (“buckler”), linking it to Dutch beuk (“beech”). The French word came from Old French boucler, bucler, from Vulgar Latin *bucculārius (“bossed”), from Latin buccula (“boss”).

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