skep noun & verb. [skɛp] Also skip. See also SKIP noun²
[Late Old English sćeppe from Old Norse skeppa basket, bushel. Rel. to Old Saxon scepil, Old High German sceffil (German Scheffel).]
A. noun.
I.
1. A basket, hamper, tub, etc., of locally varying size, form, and use; transf. the quantity of grain, malt, charcoal, etc., contained in this. LOE.

2. A (straw or wicker) beehive. L15.

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skep
II. See SKIP noun² II.
b. verb trans. Infl. -pp-. Cause (bees) to enter a skep. Chiefly Scot. E19.

■ skepful noun M16.

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