skep

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a large round wicker basket (used on farms)
  2. a domed beehive made of twisted straw
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Skep \Skep\, n. [Icel. skeppa a measure, bushel; cf. Gael. sgeap a basket, a beehive.]

1.A coarse round farm basket. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Tusser. [1913 Webster]

2.A beehive. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]

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