Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Skep \Skep\, n. [Icel. skeppa a measure, bushel; cf. Gael. sgeap
   a basket, a beehive.]
   1. A coarse round farm basket. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
      --Tusser.

   2. A beehive. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source : WordNet®

skep
     n 1: a large round wicker basket (used on farms)
     2: a domed beehive made of twisted straw