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His mother, Agnes, is drawn most finely, out in the meadows checking her bee skeps, woven of hemp.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2020
Along with clay and basket skeps, cultures all over the world utilised natural vessels for hives.
From The Guardian • May 24, 2017
In medieval and pre-modern Europe hives were often kept in boles, or wall recesses that housed wicker and mud skeps that served as the hive.
From The Guardian • May 24, 2017
Familiarity had bred contempt; and fully aware that the noise was only the firing of a shot to dislodge some of the ore for shovelling into the iron skeps, they went on without a word.
From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal
With these preliminaries finished, he proceeds to cast out the locks, according to quality, into baskets or skeps provided for that purpose.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
