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skep(pe
n.
Additional spellings:
skeppe
28 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A basket for grain, malt, coal, alms, etc.;
skep of twig
;
skep makere
;
bering skep
; (b) a dry measure varying in size, a skepful; (c)
skep scales
, ?basket-shaped balance pans; (d) in surnames.
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