Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Keeve

· IPA /kiːv/

01 n. A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.

1.
A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.(Brewing)
2.
A bleaching vat; a kier.(Bleaching)
3.
A large vat used in dressing ores.(Mining)

02 v. t. To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.

imp. & p. p. Keeved; p. pr. & vb. n. Keeving

1.
To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
2.
To heave; to tilt, as a cart.[Prov. Eng.]