keeve
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English kive, from Old English cȳf (“vat”), ultimately borrowed from Latin cūpa. Related to French cuve. Doublet of coupe, cup, and hive.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
keeve (plural keeves)
- (brewing) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
- (bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier.
- (mining) A large vat used in dressing ores.
Verb edit
keeve (third-person singular simple present keeves, present participle keeving, simple past and past participle keeved)
- To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
- (UK, dialect) To heave; to tilt, as a cart.
References edit
- “keeve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.