Hypertext Webster Gateway: "greaves"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Greaves
only in 1 Sam. 17:6, a piece of defensive armour (q.v.) reaching
from the foot to the knee; from French greve, "the shin." They
were the Roman cothurni.
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
greaves
n : armor plate that protects legs below the knee [syn: {greave},
{jambeau}]
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