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targe
[tahrj]
noun
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
targe
/ ɑː /
noun
an archaic word for shield
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of targe1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of targe1
Example Sentences
He ran as much as he has all season on a night when he had to, and he was as on targe with his passes, which was needed on so many third- and fourth-down plays.
The Oxford English Dictionary believes targe, of which target is a diminutive, came into English twice, the first time via Scandinavia, the second from French.
Targe meaning a little round shield seems to have come from a Teutonic word for a rim, like the German zarge meaning frame.
After years of underinvestment in e-commerce, Wal-Mart has in the last five years been pouring billions into its digital firepower to compete with Amazon.com and stave off a resurgent Targe.
But in the foreground is not broadsword and targe but socialist dogma.
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