'Keeve' definitions:
- 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.
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- 2. (Bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier.
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- 3. (Mining) A large vat used in dressing ores.
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- Keeve \Keeve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Keeved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Keeving.]
- 1. To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
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- 2. To heave; to tilt, as a cart. [Prov. Eng.]
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- Kier \Kier\, n. [Icel. ker a tub.] (Bleaching)
A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action
of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called keeve.
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