greaves

Noun Plural

WORDNET DICTIONARY

greaves(n = noun.substance) crackling - the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered;

is a kind of residue

greaves, n. pl. [Cf. dial. Sw. grevar greaves, LG. greven, G. griebe, also AS. greofa pot. Cf. Gravy.].

The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called cracklings. [1913 Webster]

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