keeve
/kiːv/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
Example Sentences
- "In order to avoid a great deal of trouble, and to perform the vvork more effectually, by diveſting the nevv made Cyder of vvhat pummice and other impurities remain; after ſtraining it through a hair ſieve, on its coming from the VVring, or Preſs, it is neceſſary to be provided vvith a large open vat, keeve, or clive, vvhich vvill contain a vvhole pounding, or making of Cyder; or as much as can be preſſed in one day: […]"
Etymology
From Middle English kive, from Old English cȳf (“vat”), from Proto-West Germanic *kūbiju, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kūbaz, perhaps from Latin cūpa. Related to French cuve. Doublet of coupe, cup, and hive.
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Usage
- British usage