becket.
A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
Meaning & usage
A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
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.
The clevis of a pulley block.
An eye in the end of a rope.
A pocket in clothing.
A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
A spade for digging turf in the Fens.
chough (the bird)
Cornish choughs, or “beckets”, as they are sometimes known, are seen on Thomas Wolsey’s coat of arms; they are a reference to his namesake, Thomas Becket.
Where this word comes from
Compare Dutch bek (“beak”) beak, and English beak.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.