{"def":{"short":"a vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (literally or figuratively (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband))","long":["a vessel","an implement",["in the plural",["household utensils, domestic gear","the tackle and armament of vessels, used specifically of sails and ropes"]],"metaphorically",["a man of quality, a chosen instrument","in a bad sense, an assistant in accomplishing an evil deed"]]},"deriv":"of uncertain affinity","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈskɛβ.os","ipa_mod":"ˈscev.ows","sbl":"skeuos","dic":"SKEV-ose","dic_mod":"SKAVE-ose"}}