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skep (skep)

noun

  1. a round, wooden or wicker basket
  2. a beehive, esp. one of straw

Etymology: ME skeppe < OE sceppe < ON skeppa, a measure, bushel < IE base *(s)kep- > shape

skep Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • bee: Then he reached under the table, saying, " I have here a skep of wild bees " .

Converse of object

  • call: Almost facing you is a recess In the wall called a bee bole shaped to take an old straw hive called a skep.

Adjective modifier

  • straw: On top of all this is a straw skep with bees flying round it.

Modifies a noun

  • making: John Hamer was there in a traditional smock and straw hat demonstrating skep making.

Noun used with modifier

  • bee: This was where the bee skep or hives were kept to shelter them from the rain.

Browse dictionary entries near skep

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  4. skellum
  5. skeletonize
  6. skeleton key
  7. skeleton
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  1. skeptic
  2. skeptical
  3. skeptically
  4. skepticism
  5. skerry
  6. sketch
  7. sketchbook
  8. sketchily
  9. sketchy
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