Greave (?), n.
A grove.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
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Greave, n. [OF. greees; cf. Sp. grevas.]
Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.
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Greave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Greaved (gr&emac;vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Greaving.] [From Greaves.] (Naut.)
To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.
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