housekeep verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping.I would go to school, and practise, and housekeep, and club; all in their proper proportions—— — 1904 •To perform the general tasks of housekeeping.The clock burst which enables the supervisor to housekeep the console input and output and to change program status is currently set to 200 ms. — 1965 noun1 •(no longer used) The person in charge of a house; a housekeeper or innkeeper.The housekeep was back rather quickly with a tray, which held a flagon of ale and a pewter cup as well as bread and cheese. — 1993 formshousekept · housekeeping · housekeeps
