rushbuckler

noun

Etymology

From rush + buckler?

  1. derived from buccula — “boss
  2. derived from *bucculārius — “bossed
  3. derived from bocler
  4. inherited from bukler
  5. compounded as rushbuckler — “rush + buckler

Definitions

  1. A rough, violent, bullying person.

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:rushbuckler.

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