skep
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skep
- /ˈskɛp/
Rhymes with -ɛp
Where it comes from
Late Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa (“basket”). Cognate with Danish skæppe (“an old Danish unit of measure equalling 17.4 l”).
noun skeps
- A basket. Old women crouched over bags of Siamese rice, skeps of red and green peppers, purple egg-plants, bristly rambutans, pineapples, durians.
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A beehive made of straw or wicker.
Three of the hives had been overturned and the others had been rocked to and fro. The modern hive is a fearful thing to upset; the combs are not static as in a skep, but hang loosely: when the hive is overturned they smash and pile up like a telescoped train.
Similar: skip
verb skeps · skepping · skepped
- To transfer (bees) into a skep.
Talk about this word "skep." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/skep. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. skep. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/skep "skep." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/skep.Cite this
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title = {skep},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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