Easton's Bible Dictionary Only in 1 Samuel 17:6, a piece of defensive armour (q.v.) reaching from the foot to the knee; from French greve, "the shin." They were the Roman cothurni. Noah Webster's Dictionary (n. pl.) The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called cracklings. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia GREAVES grevz. See ARMOR, ARMS, IV, 4.

Multi-Version Concordance Greaves (1 Occurrence) 1 Samuel 17:6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)