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keep(1) (iou) and Riesling (iou)


keep(1) (iou)



keep noun. [ki:p] ME.
[from the verb.]
Care, heed, notice. Chiefly in take keep, (foll. by of, to do, or obj. clause). ME-L19.
A. Barclay What God hath done for you ye take no keepe.
Care in tending, watching, or preserving; charge. Orig. in take keep. arch. ME.
Keats If from shepherd's keep a lamb strayed far.
An article which serves for containing or retaining something; esp. (a) (now dial.) a clasp or similar fastening; (b) rare a reservoir for fish; a weir or dam for retaining water. LME.
b. Mining. Each of a set of movable iron supports on which the cage rests when at the top of the shaft of a coalmine. M19.
Hist. The innermost and strongest structure or central tower of a medieval castle, serving as a last defence; a stronghold, a donjon. M16.
The action of keeping or maintaining a person or thing; the fact of being kept. M18.
M. R. Mitford Our old spaniel..and the blue grey-hound..were sent out to keep for the summer.
b. The Food required to keep a person or animal; provender, pasture; maintenance, support. Now chiefly in earn one's keep. E19.
J. R. Lowell You're so darned lazy, I don't think you're hardly worth your keep.
Phrases: earn one's keep fig. do enough to justify what one receives; provide a sufficient return. for keeps colloq. (orig. US) (a) to keep for good; completely, altogether; in deadly earnest; (b) Cricket defensively, in order to remain at the wicket. in good keep well kept, in good condition. in low keep in poor condition.

Riesling (iou)



Riesling noun. M19.
[German.]
A dry white Wine produced in Germany, Austria, Alsace, and elsewhere; the variety of vine and grape from which this is produced.