kep
verb keps, kepping or keppit (ˈkɛpɪt)
(tr) Scot and Northern English dialect to catch
Word Origin for kep
from keep (in obsolete sense: to put oneself in the way of)
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Examples from the Web for kep
Historical Examples of kep
I had also kep some good coffee warm for her, and some toast and steak.
Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 4.Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
Spinnin'-wheels out in the shed chamber, where his gran'mother Hooper kep' 'em?
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
Sure, yes,” he nodded emphatically, “I planted it that a-ways to kep it from the dirt.
The Night RidersRidgwell Cullum
That was why he kep' in hidin' an' didn't let Ann know where he was.
Mary Louise in the CountryL. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)
To think as her and Mr. Gold should ha' kep' single one for another.
Aunt RachelDavid Christie Murray