Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A circular guard for a sword or dagger.
- noun In a vehicle, a hood to protect the axle from mud, and prevent mud from entering between the axle-box and the spindle; a cuttoo-plate, dirt-board, or round-robin.
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Examples
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A little bit of everything that made Patsy was wrapped in the smile she gave the man in the Balmacaan coat standing by the wheel-guard of the car before the town post-office, a hand on the front seat.
Seven Miles to Arden Ruth Sawyer 1925
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