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A '''buckle''' is attached to one end of a [[strap]] to allow that strap to become a [[belt]].

==Etymology ==
The word "buckle" enters Middle English via Old French and the Latin buccula or "cheek-strap," as for a helmet. Some of the earliest buckles known are those used by Roman soldiers to strap their body armor together and prominently on the balteus and cingulum. Made out of bronze and expensive, these buckles were purely functional for their strength and durability vital to the individual soldier. The baldric was a later belt worn diagonally over the right shoulder down to the waist at the left carrying the sword, and its buckle, therefore, was as important as that on a Roman soldier’s armor.

== Buckles in BDSM ==
In [[BDSM]], buckles are used in [[bondage]], e.g. in [[cuff]]s for wrists and ankles, in [[harness]]es and [[collar]]s.

When a belt is used for spanking, one must be careful to never hit with the buckle end, or [[injury]] can result. This is best avoided by doubling up the [[belt]], or by holding the buckle in one's hand and coiling up the belt around the hand once or twice to shorten it to a suitable length
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