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Greaves

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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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.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Greaves'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​g/greaves.html. 1897.
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