Definition
• | A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war. |
• | A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. |
• | The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target. |
• | The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff. |
• | A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal. |