Skep

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. A beehive. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skep
       n 1: a large round wicker basket (used on farms)
       2: a domed beehive made of twisted straw