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[syn: Graves, Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Graves]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Graves \Graves\, n. pl.
The sediment of melted tallow. Same as Greaves.
[1913 Webster]
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Graves
n 1: English writer known for his interest in mythology and in
the classics (1895-1985) [syn: Graves, Robert Graves,
Robert Ranke Graves]