Definition of "greave" in English

noun

1. (obsolete) A bush; a tree; a grove.

2. (obsolete) A bough; a branch.

noun

1. (obsolete) A ditch or trench.

noun

1. (historical) A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet.

verb

1. (nautical, transitive) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.