greave

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A bush; a tree; a grove.
2. noun A bough; a branch.
3. noun A ditch or trench.
4. noun A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet.
5. verb To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.

Similar words

jambeau grovet groane boughe grave greefe gravesite gravedom grieve grame

Often followed by

of and on from is

Word family

greaves