keeve
/kiːv/
keeve noun: a bleaching vat; a kier.
Noun
keeve (plural keeves)
- A bleaching vat; a kier.
- A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
- In order to avoid a great deal of trouble, and to perform the vvork more effectually, by diveſting the nevv made Cyder of vvhat pummice and other impurities remain; after ſtraining it through a hair ſieve, on its coming from the VVring, or Preſs, it is neceſſary to be provided vvith a large open...1753, Hugh Stafford, “Sect. VI. Of Proper Vessels for Receiving the Cyder for Its Fermentation; the Vigilance, Exact Care, and Attention Required in the First Fermentation of Cyder for Making It...
- A large vat used in dressing ores.
Verb
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.
- To heave; to tilt, as a cart.
Forms of keeve
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | keeves |
| alternative form | kieve |
| alternative form | kive |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | keeves |
| present participle | keeving |
| past participle | keeved |
| past | keeved |
Origin of keeve
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.
Words that rhyme with keeve
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- eve
- grieve
- Kharkiv
- breve
- conceive
- naive
- neve
- Pishchiv
- weave
- Neave
- Piskiv
- reeve
- screeve
- skeeve
- aggrieve
- beleave
- French leave
- greave
- interweave
- perceive
- reave
- seave
- sheave
- shrieve
- sleave
- steeve
- steve
- take French leave
- Abib
- beeve
- deceive
- dreve
- Dutch leave
- eave
- gneeve
- khedive
- nieve
- peeve
- preconceive
- rebelieve
- reperceive
- thieve
- transceive
- we've
- Yves
Questions about keeve
- What does keeve mean?
- Keeve means a bleaching vat; a kier.
- What part of speech is keeve?
- Keeve can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce keeve?
- Keeve is pronounced /kiːv/.
- What is the plural of keeve?
- The plural of keeve is keeves.
Words near keeve in the dictionary
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