Keeve /(?)/

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)

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.]