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GREAVE

\ɡɹˈiːv], \ɡɹˈiːv], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈiː_v]\

Definitions of GREAVE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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gr[=e]v, n. (Spens.) a groove, a grove.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

(usu. pl.). Piece (s) of armour for shin (s). [old French]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

(Mil.) Armour to protect the legs.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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