keeve

English

Alternative forms

• kieve
• kive

Etymology

From Middle English kive, from Old English cȳf (“vat”), ultimately borrowed from Latin cūpa. Related to French cuve. Doublet of coupe and cup.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

keeve (plural keeves)

1. (brewing) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
2. (bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier.
3. (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)

1. To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
2. (UK, dialect) To heave; to tilt, as a cart.

References

• “keeve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.