- sgeap
- a beehive; from the Scottish skep, Middle English skeppe, a skep, carrying basket, Norse skeppa, a measure.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
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Skep — Skep, n. [Icel. skeppa a measure, bushel; cf. Gael. sgeap a basket, a beehive.] 1. A coarse round farm basket. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. A beehive. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
