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Where does “greaves” come from?

greaves (English) comes from Old English grǣfe — brushwood; thicket; copse.

greaves (English): The unmeltable residue left after animal fat has...

Definitions

  1. The unmeltable residue left after animal fat has...

Ancestry of “greaves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrǣfebrushwood; thicket; copse
Every word from Old English grǣfe →