ˈskep noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English skeppe skep, skepful, from Old English sceppe skepful, from Old Norse skeppa bushel; akin to Old High German sceffil bushel — more at schepel
1.
a. : a coarse round farm basket
b. or skep·ful -fəl
(1) : the quantity held by a skep
(2) : any of various old units of capacity based on this quantity
2. : beehive ; especially : a domed hive made of twisted straw