Words

[thorstaffie]

What does the word kieve mean?

[Mancunian]

A Large Tub

[Mancunian]

Or a Vat

[Quizmonster]

Or a mill-hoop...ie the wooden frame in which millstones are encased. Basically, as Mancunian says above, any roughly barrel-shaped container.
The word is nowadays virtually obsolete except in south-western dialects.

[thorstaffie]

Thank you very much for the information. No modern dictionary had the word, so your input has been invaluable.