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English Dictionary: graves by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Graves
n
  1. English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
    Synonym(s): Graves, Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Graves
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Graves \Graves\, n. pl.
      The sediment of melted tallow. Same as {Greaves.}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Greaves \Greaves\ (gr[emac]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}.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Graves, GA
      Zip code(s): 31742
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