Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Graves"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Greaves \Greaves\ (gr[=e]vz), n. pl. [Cf. dial. Sw. grevar
greaves, LG. greven, G. griebe, also AS. greofa pot. Cf.
{Gravy.}]
The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for
dogs' food. In Scotland it is called {cracklings}. [Written
also {graves}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Graves \Graves\, n. pl.
The sediment of melted tallow. Same as {Greaves.}
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Graves
n : English writer known for his interest in mythology and in
the classics (1895-1985) [syn: {Graves}, {Robert Graves},
{Robert Ranke Graves}]
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