Definitions For Keeve

Verb

keev To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation. (UK, dialect) To heave; to tilt, as a cart.

Noun

KEEVE (plural KEEVEs) (brewing) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. (bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier. (mining) A large vat used in dressing ores.

Alternative forms

kieve

Etymology

{{etystub, en}} Derived from Old English "cȳf" meaning a vat. (Macdonald, A. M., ed. (1972) Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary; new ed. Edinburgh: Chambers; p. 719)

Is Keeve a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
13

The word Keeve is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

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