greave
To clean; to graveTo clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.
» "What else did you do for him?" "I pulled off his boots and greaves."
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1 sensesTo clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.
Examples
3 sentences"What else did you do for him?" "I pulled off his boots and greaves."
Greaves protect the shins.
ruПоножи защищают голени. — Wezel
And they all had helmets of bronze, crimson tunics, and greaves, and carried their shields uncovered.
Origin
Back-formation from greaves (“residue left after animal fat has been rendered”).Back-formation from greaves (“residue left after animal fat has been rendered”).
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Forms
greaves, greaving, greaved, greavedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.