Swashbuckle
Origin
Late 19th century: back-formation from swashbuckler.
Swashbuckler
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noun
1.
a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
Origin
1550-60; swash + buckler
swash
[swosh, swawsh]
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verb (used without object)
1.
to splash, as things in water, or as water does:
Waves were swashing against the piers.
2.
to dash around, as things in violent motion.
3.
to swagger.
buckler
[buhk-ler]
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noun
1.
a round shield held by a grip and sometimes having straps through which the arm is passed.
2.
any means of defense; protection.
verb (used with object)
3.
to be a shield to; support; defend.
Wet Swaggery Roundshield.