skep n 1: a large round wicker basket (used on farms) 2: a domed beehive made of twisted straw
Skep \Skep\, n. [Icel. skeppa a measure, bushel; cf. Gael. sgeap a basket, a beehive.] 1. A coarse round farm basket. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. A beehive. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]