SKEPS

Noun

skeps

plural of skep

Source: Wiktionary


SKEP

Skep, n. Etym: [Icel. skeppa a measure, bushel; cf. Gael. sgeap a basket, a beehive.]

1. A coarse round farm basket. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Tusser.

2. A beehive. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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