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kive

/kiv/

kive is the alternative form of keeve.

Meaning of keeve

Noun

keeve (plural keeves)

  1. (bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier.
  2. 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...
  3. A large vat used in dressing ores.

See all 5 meanings of keeve

Forms of kive

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Questions about kive

What is kive the alternative form of?
Kive is the alternative form of keeve.
How do you pronounce kive?
Kive is pronounced /kiv/.

Words near kive in the dictionary

  1. Kiukiang
  2. KIV
  3. kiva
  4. Kivallirmiut
  5. kivas
  6. kive
  7. kiver
  8. kivered
  9. kivering
  10. kiverlid
  11. kiverlids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kive (page history and authors); keeve (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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