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kneebuckle

noun

Etymology

From knee + buckle.

  1. inherited from bokelen
  2. derived from buccula — “cheek strap of a helmet; boss of a shield”
  3. derived from boucle
  4. inherited from bokel — “spiked metal ring for fastening; ornamental clasp; boss of a shield; a shield, buckler; (figurative) means of defence”
  5. compounded as kneebuckle — “knee + buckle”

Definitions

  1. A buckle that fastens the kneeband on a leg of a pair of knee breeches.

    • Pass the hook & tape through it, & down between the breeches & drawers, & fix the hook on the edge of your kneeband, an inch from the kneebuckle.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA