greave

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Pronunciation

• enPR: grēv, IPA: /ɡɹiːv/

Noun

greave (plural greaves)

1. (obsolete) A bush; a tree; a grove.
2. (obsolete) A bough; a branch.

Noun

greave (plural greaves)

1. (obsolete) A ditch or trench.

Noun

greave (plural greaves)

1. A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin.

Translations

• French: grève
• German: Schienbeinschutz, Schienbeinschützer, Schienbeinschoner, Beinschiene
• Portuguese: greva
• Russian: поножи
• Spanish: greba

Verb

greave (greaves, present participle greaving; past and past participle greaved)

1. (nautical, transitive) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.

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