Category:Greaves

Greaves (grevz), n. pl. Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. grevar greaves, LG. greven, G. griebe, also AS. greofa pot. Cf. Gravy.]

Defn: The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called cracklings. [Written also graves.]

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Greaves - Only in 1 Samuel 17:6, a piece of defensive armor (q.v.) reaching from the foot to the knee; from French greve, "the shin." They were the Roman cothurni.