greaves
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Origin:
1605–15; < Low German greven; cognate with Old High German griubo, German Grieben
1605–15; < Low German greven; cognate with Old High German griubo, German Grieben
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greaves
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| (often plural) a piece of armour worn to protect the shin from the ankle to the knee | |
| [C14: from Old French greve, perhaps from graver to part the hair, of Germanic origin] | |
| greaved | |
| —adj | |
| greaves (ɡriːvz) | |
| —pl n | |
| the residue left after the rendering of tallow | |
| [C17: from Low German greven; related to Old High German griubo] | |
| Greaves (ɡriːvz) | |
| —n | |
| Jimmy. born 1940, English footballer and television commentator on the sport | |
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Word Origin & History
greaves
c.1300, from O.Fr. greve "shin" (12c.), of uncertain origin.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Greaves definition
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.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
And he made a strong helmet to go on the head and shining greaves to wear on the ankles.
First, the mice put on greaves that covered their forelegs.
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