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becket.

A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɛkɪt/UK
  1. A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle

  2. 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.

  3. 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. The clevis of a pulley block.

  5. An eye in the end of a rope.

  6. A pocket in clothing.

    slang
  7. A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.

  8. A spade for digging turf in the Fens.

    England · dialectal · historical
  9. chough (the bird)

    obsolete
    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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