Skep (Noun)
Meaning 1
A large round wicker basket (used on farms).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The farmer used a large skep to collect and store freshly harvested vegetables from the garden.
- A skep sat in the corner of the farmyard, filled with freshly picked apples from the orchard.
- The gardener carefully placed the freshly picked berries into a skep to keep them fresh for market.
- A wicker skep hung from a hook on the farm wall, waiting to be filled with the day's harvest.
- The farmhand used a sturdy skep to carry a load of freshly gathered potatoes from the field to the farmhouse.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A domed beehive made of twisted straw.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.