buckler

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On another wall hangs a “soldier’s prayer,” signed by Flynn, that reads in part: “Let Your truth be my shield and buckler/Against the fiery darts — the lies — of the enemy.”

From Seattle Times

On another wall hangs a “soldier’s prayer,” signed by Flynn, that reads in part: “Let Your truth be my shield and buckler/Against the fiery darts - the lies - of the enemy.”

From Washington Times

And so the England team is made up of bit-part players and stolid pros rather than swashers, bucklers and dashing leading men.

From BBC

My style has always been sword-and-board, and while the Dual Swordsman comes equipped with a buckler, I prefer to learn this new style of fighting.

From Forbes

There were two other persons, however, who followed the same course--men with swords by their side, and bucklers on their shoulder, and a snake embroidered on the mourning habits that they wore.

From Project Gutenberg