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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
greaves
    n 1: the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
         [syn: greaves, crackling]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
   [1913 Webster]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jambes \Jambes\, Jambeux \Jam"beux\, n. pl. [From F. jambe a
   leg: cf. OF. jambiere. See Jamb, n.] (Ancient Armor)
   In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees,
   usually having front and back pieces; called also greaves.
   [Written also giambeux.] --Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster]
4. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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.
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