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skep
/ skɛp /
noun
- a beehive, esp one constructed of straw
- dialect.a large basket of wickerwork or straw
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Word History and Origins
Origin of skep1
before 1100; Middle English skeppe, late Old English sceppe < Old Norse skeppa half-bushel; akin to German Scheffel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of skep1
Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa bushel; related to Old High German sceffil bushel
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Example Sentences
Skep, skep, n. a grain-basket, or beehive made of straw or wicker-work.
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Suddenly the skep was enveloped in a cyclone of bees, and again the orchard sang with the exciting song of the wings.
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An apiary of a single skep in a roped-off enclosure was an illustration of unfamiliarity with bees.
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Tom Dinass was there, too, in charge with the engineer of the skep, to ensure a safe descent.
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First, the old-fashioned plan of keeping the bees in a common bell-shaped straw hive, or skep.
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