greaves

Noun

the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
armor plate that protects legs below the knee
The unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered.
plural of greave

Origin / Etymology

From Low German (compare German Low German Greev, Greve (“greaves”)), from Middle Low German grêve, from Old Saxon *griovo, from Proto-West Germanic *greubō (“roughage, brushwood, kindling”), perhaps related to *grubaz (“rough, coarse”), the root of German Griebe (“greaves, crackling”). Possibly related to gruff. Also compare Old High German grob (“coarse”) (modern German grob).

Synonyms

crackling, greave, jambeau

Scrabble Score: 11

greaves: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
greaves: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
greaves: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

greaves is a valid Words With Friends word