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targe(1) (iou)



targe noun. Now arch. & poet.
[Old English targa, targe corresp. to Old Norse targa shield, Old High German zarga, Middle & mod. High German zarge edging, border, reinforced in Middle English from Old French.]
A shield; spec. a light shield or buckler, carried esp. by foot-soldiers and archers.