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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Greaves \Greaves\ (gr[=e]vz), noun 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jambes \Jambes\, Jambeux \Jam"beux\, noun pl. [From F. jambe a leg: cf. OF. jambiere. See {Jamb}, noun] (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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
greaves
noun: armor plate that protects legs below the knee [syn: {greave}, {jambeau}]
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.
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