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Greeves (other)
Greeves may refer to: *Greeves (motorcycles), British motorcycle manufacturer *Greeves (surname), includes a list of people with the name See also * *Greeve (Old French for ''Greave''), a piece of armour that protects the leg *Greaves (other) *Greve (other) *Grieves (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeves (motorcycles)
Greeves Motorcycles was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded by Bert Greeves which produced a range of road machines, and later competition mounts for observed trials, scrambles and road racing. The original company produced motorcycles from 1952, funded by a contract with the Ministry of Pensions for their Invacar, a three-wheeler for disabled drivers. After many wins in motorcycle trials competitions and developing a successful US export market, the original company ceased trading following a fire in 1977. Richard Deal bought the rights to the Greeves name in May 1999. The new business continues to develop motorcycles and launched the first new Greeves trials bike for 20 years in January 2009, with an all-new British two-stroke 280 cc engine. History The original company founded by Bert Greeves MBE was the Invacar company. Greeves was mowing the lawns of his home in Worcestershire when he had the idea of fitting the lawnmower engine to his disabled cousin's wheelc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeves (surname)
Greeves is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Augustus Greeves (1806–1874), Australian politician *Bert Greeves (1906–1993), British engineer *Carji Greeves (1903–1963), Australian rules footballer * Ernie Greeves (1873–1946), Australian rules footballer *Marion Greeves (1894–1979), Northern Irish politician *Stuart Greeves (1897–1989), British Indian Army officer *Ted Greeves (1878–1935), Australian rules footballer *Teri Greeves (born 1970), Kiowa and American beadwork artist See also *Greaves (surname) Greaves is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Greaves, Australian rules football coach and former player * Alex Greaves, British jockey * Angie Greaves, British radio presenter in London * Bob Greaves, British j ... * Greves, surname * Grieves (surname) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeve
A greave (from the Old French ''greve'' "shin, shin armour") or jambeau is a piece of armour that protects the leg. Description The primary purpose of greaves is to protect the tibia from attack. The tibia, or shinbone, is very close to the skin, and is therefore extremely vulnerable to just about any kind of attack. Furthermore, a successful attack on the shin results in that leg being rendered useless, greatly hampering one's ability to maneuver in any way. Greaves were used to counteract this. They usually consisted of a metal exterior with an inner padding of felt. The felt padding was particularly important because, without it, any blow would transfer directly from the metal plating to the shin. History Ancient Greece and Rome The reference to greaves (Ancient Greek: κνημίδες) exists in various texts of classical antiquity, including ''The Shield of Heracles'', ''The Iliad'' and ''The Odyssey'', ''The Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus'', and ''The Aeneid''. In the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greaves (other)
Greaves may refer to: *Greave, armour that protects the leg (military) *Greaves (crater), a lunar crater near the southwest edge of Mare Crisium *Greaves (food), an edible by-product of the rendering process *Greaves (surname), people with the surname See also *Greeves (other) Greeves may refer to: *Greeves (motorcycles), British motorcycle manufacturer *Greeves (surname), includes a list of people with the name See also * *Greeve (Old French for ''Greave''), a piece of armour that protects the leg *Greaves (disambigua ... * Grieves (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greve (other)
Greve may refer to: Places * Greve (surname), includes a list of people with the name * Grevë, a village in Albania * Greve in Chianti, a town in Tuscany, Italy, at the center of the Chianti wine region * Greve Lake, Chile * Greve Municipality, a municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand, Denmark ** Greve Strand, the municipal seat of Greve ** Greve station, one of the railway stations in the Danish municipality * Place de Greve, former name of Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Paris, France Other uses * Grevé, a Swedish cow's milk cheese * Greve Fodbold, a Danish football club * Greve Graphics, a defunct Swedish video game developer See also * Greave (or greve), a piece of armour that protects the leg * Greeves (other) * Greve, Buhrlage, and Company (other) Greve, Buhrlage, and Company may refer to: * Greve, Buhrlage, and Company (Lytle Street, Louisville, Kentucky), at 1501 Lytle St.; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Portlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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