SKEP


Meaning of SKEP in English

/skep/ , n.

1. a round farm basket of wicker or wood.

2. Also, skepful . the amount contained in a skep.

3. a beehive, esp. of straw.

[ bef. 1100; ME skeppe, late OE sceppe skeppa half-bushel; akin to G Scheffel ]

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