skep

skep

skep

S0446500 (skĕp)n. A beehive, especially one of straw.

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[Middle English, basket, from Old Norse skeppa, a dry measure, and from Old English sceppe (from Old Norse skeppa).]

skep

(skɛp) n1. (Zoology) a beehive, esp one constructed of straw2. (Crafts) chiefly dialect a large basket of wickerwork or straw[Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa bushel; related to Old High German sceffil bushel]

skep

(skɛp)

n. 1. a round farm basket of wicker or wood. 2. a beehive, esp. of straw. [before 1100; Middle English skeppe, late Old English sceppe < Old Norse skeppa bushel; akin to Old Saxon scepil, Old High German sceffill]

Skep, Skip

 a quantity of grain, 1100; of malt or charcoal (usually twelve bushels).Examples: skep of bread, 1470; of chaff, 1846; of charcoal, 1353; of corn, 1380; of grain, c. 1100; of malt; of sand, 1669; of vegetables, 1824.

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Noun	1.	skep - a large round wicker basket (used on farms)basket, handbasket - a container that is usually woven and has handles
	2.	skep - a domed beehive made of twisted strawhive, beehive - a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees

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