"medicine shield" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: medicine shields [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} medicine shield (plural medicine shields)
  1. (historical) A decorated leather shield used by many North American native warriors, believed to protect its owner with its magic power. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-medicine_shield-en-noun-DnLtv6AU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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