skep

[ skep ]

/ skɛp /

noun

a round farm basket of wicker or wood.

Also skepful. the amount contained in a skep.

a beehive, especially of straw.

Origin of skep

before 1100; Middle English skeppe,late Old English sceppe<Old Norse skeppa half-bushel; akin to German Scheffel

Words nearby skep

skelter, Skelton, sken, skene, skene dhu, skep, skepful, skeptic, skeptical, skepticism, skerrick

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Example sentences from the Web for skep

Tom Dinass was there, too, in charge with the engineer of the skep, to ensure a safe descent.
Sappers and Miners|George Manville Fenn
Skep, skep, n. a grain-basket, or beehive made of straw or wicker-work.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
He snatched the lanthorn Joe carried, held it down, and stepped off the skep.
Sappers and Miners|George Manville Fenn
And if I had been wearing a scarlet garter I would have tied it round their skep.
Memoirs of a Midget|Walter de la Mare

Suddenly the skep was enveloped in a cyclone of bees, and again the orchard sang with the exciting song of the wings.
Windfalls|(AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner

British Dictionary definitions for skep

skep

/ (skɛp) /

noun

a beehive, esp one constructed of straw

mainly dialect a large basket of wickerwork or straw

Word Origin for skep

Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa bushel; related to Old High German sceffil bushel

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单词	skep
释义	skep [ skep ] / skɛp / noun a round farm basket of wicker or wood. Also skepful. the amount contained in a skep. a beehive, especially of straw. Origin of skep before 1100; Middle English skeppe,late Old English sceppe<Old Norse skeppa half-bushel; akin to German Scheffel Words nearby skep skelter, Skelton, sken, skene, skene dhu, skep, skepful, skeptic, skeptical, skepticism, skerrick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skep Tom Dinass was there, too, in charge with the engineer of the skep, to ensure a safe descent. Sappers and Miners\|George Manville Fenn Skep, skep, n. a grain-basket, or beehive made of straw or wicker-work. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various He snatched the lanthorn Joe carried, held it down, and stepped off the skep. Sappers and Miners\|George Manville Fenn And if I had been wearing a scarlet garter I would have tied it round their skep. Memoirs of a Midget\|Walter de la Mare Suddenly the skep was enveloped in a cyclone of bees, and again the orchard sang with the exciting song of the wings. Windfalls\|(AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner British Dictionary definitions for skep skep / (skɛp) / noun a beehive, esp one constructed of straw mainly dialect a large basket of wickerwork or straw Word Origin for skep Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa bushel; related to Old High German sceffil bushel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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