keeve
noun
variants or kieve
ˈkēv
plural -s
1
: a tub or vat especially for liquids (as a bleaching kier or dolly tub)
2
British : a rock basin hollowed out by water
Word History
Etymology
Middle English kive, keve, from Old English cȳf, probably borrowed in prehistoric times from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cupia, from Latin cupa tub, vat