noun
Meaning 1
A bleaching vat; a kier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: bleaching
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Standard Lemma guide
keeve
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/kiːv/
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noun
Meaning 2
A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: beverages, brewing, business, food, lifestyle, manufacturing
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noun
Meaning 3
A large vat used in dressing ores.
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Topics: business, mining
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verb
Meaning 4
To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
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verb
Meaning 5
To heave; to tilt, as a cart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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History
Etymology
From Middle English kive, from Old English cȳf (“vat”), from Proto-West Germanic *kūbiju, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kūbaz, perhaps from Latin cūpa. Related to French cuve. Doublet of coupe, cup, and hive.