KEEVE

noun a bleaching vat; a kier.

2. keeve ·noun a large vat used in dressing ores.

3. keeve ·vt to set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.

4. keeve ·noun a vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.

5. keeve ·vt to heave; to tilt, as a cart.