skep ( synonym found)

Definition of skep:

(n) : a basket; a beehive made of straw or wicker
"1977: He prised a skep from its stool and held it out, inverted, showing the dirty wreck of combs, with the vile grubs spinning their cocoons. -- Patrick O'Brian, The Mauritius Command"

Definition of skep:

(n) : a basket; a beehive made of straw or wicker
"1977: He prised a skep from its stool and held it out, inverted, showing the dirty wreck of combs, with the vile grubs spinning their cocoons. -- Patrick O'Brian, The Mauritius Command"

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