Definition of "targe" [targe]

• Archaic A light shield or buckler. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The targe was his warant, [5] that none till him threw."
• "Conservative and Labour media strategists, however, say their digital efforts so far have been targe ted and effective."
• "This gun will cycle everything from 1 oz. targe loads up to 1 7/8 oz. 3 1/2 magnum steel shot."