greave

/ɡɹiːv/

Etymology

From Middle English greve, from Old English grǣfe, grǣfa (“bush, bramble, grove, thicket, copse, brush-wood (for burning), fuel”), probably related to Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“ditch, hole”). Cognate with Scots greve, greave (“grove”). Compare also Proto-Germanic *grainiz (“twig”), of unknown origin, whence Old Norse grein (“branch, bough”). Closely related to Old English grāf, grāfa (“grove”). See grove.

greave means A bush; a tree; a grove. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

greave is pronounced /ɡɹiːv/.

noun

A bush; a tree; a grove.“she fled into that covert greave”
A bough; a branch.
A ditch or trench.
A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet.“And through the stained windows bright, / From o'er the red-tiled eaves, / The sunlight blazed with colored light / On golden helms and greaves.”

verb

To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.