shieldwise

English

Etymology

shield +‎ -wise

Adverb

shieldwise (comparative more shieldwise, superlative most shieldwise)

1. In the manner of a shield; as a protective barrier.
   • 1844, Charles Waterton, Essays on natural history, chiefly ornithology, page 114:

     The dog immediately bristled up, and I had just time to take off my hat, and hold it shieldwise in self-defence, when he came on and made directly at it.