"beekeep" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: beekeeps [plural]
Etymology: From bee + keep. Etymology templates: {{com|en|bee|keep|}} bee + keep Head templates: {{en-noun}} beekeep (plural beekeeps)
  1. (very rare) A beekeeper. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-beekeep-en-noun-MgtY2hh5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: beekeeps [present, singular, third-person], beekeeping [participle, present], beekept [participle, past], beekept [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from beekeeping. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|beekeeping}} Back-formation from beekeeping Head templates: {{en-verb|~s|~ing|beekept}} beekeep (third-person singular simple present beekeeps, present participle beekeeping, simple past and past participle beekept)
  1. (intransitive, colloquial) To take part in beekeeping. Tags: colloquial, intransitive
    Sense id: en-beekeep-en-verb-ldIpJ3eB Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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