becket

Compare Dutch bek (“beak”) beak, and English beak.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛkɪt/

becket (plural beckets)

1. (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
2. (nautical) A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end[1]. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
3. (sewing) A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it.
4. (nautical) The clevis of a pulley block.
5. An eye in the end of a rope.
6. A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
7. (Britain, dialectal) A spade for digging turf.

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