noun
Meaning 1
A basket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
skep
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈskɛp/
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rhymes with -ɛp
noun
Meaning 2
A beehive made of straw or wicker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: skip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beehive, hive
verb
Meaning 3
To transfer (bees) into a skep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 4
a domed beehive made of twisted straw
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: beehive, hive
noun
Meaning 5
a large round wicker basket (used on farms)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: basket, handbasket
History
Etymology
Late Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa (“basket”). Cognate with Danish skæppe (“an old Danish unit of measure equalling 17.4 l”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: плетен кошер (pleten košer) — beehive
- Galician: covo — beehive
- Galician: trobo — beehive
- Ottoman Turkish: قوغان (koğan, kovan) — beehive
- Ottoman Turkish: پتك (petek) — beehive