[skep] 
| 1. | a round farm basket of wicker or wood. |
| 2. | Also, skepful. the amount contained in a skep. |
| 3. | a beehive, esp. of straw. |
| skep (skěp) n. A beehive, especially one of straw. [Middle English, basket, from Old Norse skeppa, a dry measure, and from Old English sceppe (from Old Norse skeppa).] |