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Webster 1913 Edition
Keeve
1.
(Brewing)
A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
Ure.
2.
(Bleaching)
A bleaching vat; a kier.
3.
(Mining)
A large vat used in dressing ores.
Keeve
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Keeved
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Keeving
.] 1.
To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
2.
To heave; to tilt, as a cart.
[Prov. Eng.]
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keeve
keeve
English
Alternative forms
Noun
keeve (plural keeves)
- (brewing) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
- (bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier.
- (mining) 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.
- (Britain, dialect) To heave; to tilt, as a cart.
References
- keeve in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913