Word: buckler
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: buck
ler
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: buckler
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bucca
Language: la
Decoded: bucca
PoS: Noun
Meaning: any cavity in general
Affix: -ula
Language: la
Decoded: -ula
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.