greaves

/ɡriːvz/
noun
  1. The rendered fat of animals, especially sheep, used in making soap, candles, and pet food.
    • The smell of boiling greaves filled the old soap works.
    • Farmers used greaves as a cheap ingredient in animal feed.
    • The factory processed greaves into tallow for candles.
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