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skep
noun[ C ]
uk /skep/ us /skep/
a beehive(= a container where bees are kept) made from straw(= dried crop stems) or wicker(= thin pieces of wood twisted together): 草编蜂巢;柳编蜂巢
He met an old man carrying a swarm of bees in a skep.他遇到一个带着柳编蜂巢，里面满是蜜蜂的老人。
Keeping bees in skeps had the terrible drawback that the honey was extracted by killing the bees first.
She scarcely needed to stun the bees with smoke to wrap and lift the skeps unstung.
The skeps were stacked by the old hut to collect later.
Each bole usually has a ledge at the bottom for the bees to land on, and a drip moulding at the top to help keep the skep dry.
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