What is "keeve"

Kier \Kier\, n. [Icel. ker a tub.] (Bleaching) A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called keeve.

n. 1 (context brewing English) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. 2 (context bleaching English) A bleaching vat; a kier. 3 (context mining English) A large vat used in dressing ores. vb. 1 To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation. 2 (context UK dialect English) To heave; to tilt, as a cart.

Keeve and Keeving are terms used in:

• Cider making
• Ore dressing
• Kier (industrial), or keeve, kier, or kieve, a large boiler or vat used in bleaching cotton