In the days of the knights, they wore shields to protect themselves from sword-fight wounds.
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Shields
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househousingimpalementimpalinginescutcheoninsulateinsulationinsureinterlockkeepkeep from harmknee guardknuckle guardlabellaminated glasslay onlay overlife preserverlifelinelightning conductor
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Noun(24 words)
house of lordsjakesjohnkybolatlavabolonghousenecessaryouthousepettypowder roomprivypublic convenienceshellshithouseshittersmall roomstooltearoomthunderbox
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The army use civilians as human shields.
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All the police officers were equipped with shields to defend themselves against the rioters.
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"O son of Tydeus, bravest of the race, / why could not I have perished, too, that day / beneath thine arm, and breathed this soul away / far on the plains of Troy, where Hector brave / lay, pierced by fierce AEacide, where lay / giant Sarpedon, and swift Simois' wave / rolls heroes, helms and shields, whelmed in one watery grave?"
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