skep

American  

[skep] / skɛp /

noun

1. a round farm basket of wicker or wood.

2. Also the amount contained in a skep.

3. a beehive, especially of straw.

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skep British  

/ skɛp /

noun

1. a beehive, esp one constructed of straw

2. dialect a large basket of wickerwork or straw

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Etymology

Origin of skep

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