keeve

Meanings

Noun

• A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
• A bleaching vat; a kier.
• A large vat used in dressing ores.

Verb

• To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
• To heave; to tilt, as a cart.

Origin

• From Middle English kive, from Old English cȳf, ultimately borrowed from Latin cūpa. Related to French cuve. coupe, and cup.