Sentence:  Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered....The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for <WSD>keeping</WSD> things cold. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.