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Noun: greaves  greevz
  1. The residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
    - crackling
Noun: greave  greev
  1. Armour plate that protects legs below the knee
    - jambeau

Sounds like: gri

Derived forms: greaveses

Type of: armor plate [US], armor plating [US], armour plate [Brit, Cdn], armour plating [Brit, Cdn], plate armor [US], plate armour [Brit, Cdn], residue

Part of: body armor [US], body armour [Brit, Cdn], cataphract, coat of mail, plate armor [US], plate armour [Brit, Cdn], suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Greaves, Johnny

Greave, Peter