Gepse/Gebse denotes a round, wooden vessel used to store milk (cf. Idiotikon under Geps(e), DWB under Gepse). The word is mainly used in Alemannic dialects, predominantly with the meaning 'vessel for skimming' and 'creaming vessel' (cf. the map Gepse). There is also little evidence for 'vessel for milking', 'vessel for moulding cheese' and 'vessel for scooping milk'. The Idiotikon also refers to the basic meanings 'vessel for storing milk' or 'vessel for making cheese' (cf. Idiotikon under Geps(e)). The lexeme corresponds to the ahd. gebita, gebiza, which overall stood for 'vessel/bowl/bowl'. It goes back to Latin gabata (cf. AWB, under Gebita).