keeve vs steeper

keeve

noun
  • A large vat used in dressing ores. 

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

  • A bleaching vat; a kier. 

verb
  • To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation. 

  • To heave; to tilt, as a cart. 

steeper

noun
  • A vessel, vat, or cistern in which things are steeped. 

  • The stem of a shrub or small tree in a hedgerow, often laid by being partially cut through at the base in the process of laying a hedge. 

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