greaves








noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

  1. crackling(def 3).

noun Armor.

  1. a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.

pl n

  1. the residue left after the rendering of tallow

noun

  1. Jimmy. born 1940, English footballer and television commentator on the sport; played for a number of clubs including Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea; scored 44 goals in 57 matches for England (1959–67)

noun

  1. (often plural) a piece of armour worn to protect the shin from the ankle to the knee
n.

mid-14c., plural of greave.

n.

leg armor, c.1300, from Old French greve “shin, armor for the leg” (12c.), of unknown origin. [Klein suggests it ultimately is from Egyptian Arabic gaurab “stocking, apparel for the leg.”]

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