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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Graves \Graves\, n. pl.
     The sediment of melted tallow. Same as {Greaves.}
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Greaves \Greaves\ (gr[=e]vz), 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}. [Written
     also {graves}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Graves
       n : English writer known for his interest in mythology and in
           the classics (1895-1985) [syn: {Robert Graves}, {Robert
           Ranke Graves}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Graves, GA
    Zip code(s): 31742

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Graves -- U.S. County in Kentucky
     Population (2000):    37028
     Housing Units (2000): 16340
     Land area (2000):     555.591691 sq. miles (1438.975813 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.869450 sq. miles (2.251865 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    556.461141 sq. miles (1441.227678 sq. km)
     Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
     Location:             36.731680 N, 88.646569 W
     Headwords:
      Graves
      Graves, KY
      Graves County
      Graves County, KY
  

















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