Meaning

2 senses

  1. A basket.

    a large round wicker basket (used on farms)

  2. A beehive made of straw or wicker.

    a domed beehive made of twisted straw

Origin

Late Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa (“basket”). Cognate with Danish skæppe (“an

Late Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa (“basket”). Cognate with Danish skæppe (“an old Danish unit of measure equalling 17.4 l”).

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Forms

plural: skeps
Singularskep
Pluralskeps

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
skipB2

Word family

6 related words
RelatedskipB2creel
Derivedbeeskepbread-skepskepfulskeppist

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
skeletalskeletonB1skepticskepticalskeptically

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