buckler vb. (thrice in S., not otherwise common)
1.
to
shield, defend
Shr. III. ii. 242
“I'll buckler thee
against a million,”
2H6 III. ii. 216,
3H6 III. iii. 99
“buckler falsehood with
a pedigree.”
2.
to catch or ward off
(blows) 3H6 I. iv. 50
(Ff).
