Found 1 items, similar to Keeve.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Keeve Keeve \Keeve\, n. [AS. c?f, fr. L. cupa a tub, cask; also, F. cuve. Cf. Kive, Coop.] 1. (Brewing) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. --Ure. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mining) A large vat used in dressing ores. [1913 Webster] Keeve \Keeve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Keeved; p. pr. & vb. n. Keeving.] 1. To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation. [1913 Webster] 2. To heave; to tilt, as a cart. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]