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.]
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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.
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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.