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(grēv)

noun

armor for the leg from the ankle to the knee

Origin: ME greve < OFr, shin, shin armor < Ar jaurab, stocking

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noun

Leg armor worn below the knee. Often used in the plural.

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Origin: Sing. of Middle English greves

Origin: , from Old French, shins

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