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Search phrase: buckle

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Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.141Like strengthless hinges, buckle under life,Like strengthlesse Hindges, buckle vnder life,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.95In single combat thou shalt buckle with me,In single Combat thou shalt buckle with me;
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.28And hell too strong for me to buckle with.And hell too strong for me to buckle with:
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.126To buckle for a kingdom's sovereignty.To buckle for a kingdomes souerentie,
MacbethMac V.ii.15He cannot buckle his distempered causeHe cannot buckle his distemper'd cause
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.227Since you will buckle fortune on my back,Since you will buckle fortune on my back,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.212Your friends are up and buckle on their armour.Your Friends are vp, and buckle on their Armour.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.30And buckle in a waist most fathomlessAnd buckle in a waste most fathomlesse,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.61Faith, so am I. Good cousin, thrust the buckleFaith so am I: good Cosen, thrust the buckle

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Glossary

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bucklegrapple, engage, fight at close quarters
bucklehold together, fasten [as with a buckle]
buckleenclose, limit, circumscribe
buckleprepare for battle, engage in warfare

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Body-armour ...ecting the arms or coat of armour buckle tnk iii vi 61 as in modern english bu...
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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BUCKLEBASICbuckle n, buckle v, buckled adj, buckler v, EQUIPMENT, sword-and-buckler adj
BUCKLEPEOPLEswinge-buckler n
BUCKLENOTunbuckle v
UNBUCKLEBASICsee BUCKLE

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