Keeve

n. [A-S. cuf, N. H. Ger. kufe, M. H. Ger. kuofe, O. H. Ger. chuofa, L. Ger. küpe, D. kuip, O. D. kupe, Dan. kube, Sw. kyp, Icel. kupa, from Lat. cupa, a tub, cask; whence also Fr. cuve, and Pr., Sp., & Pg. cuba. Cf. KIVE.]

1Sense 1. A large vessel for fermenting liquors; a beer-tub; a mashing-tub.

2Sense 2. (Mining.) A large vat used in dressing ores.

[imp. & p. p. KEEVED; p. pr. & vb. n. KEEVING.]

1Sense 1. To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.

2Sense 2. To tip up or overturn, as a cart. [Prov. Eng.]