becket

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbɛkɪt/

Etymology

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

Noun

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. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
3. (nautical) The clevis of a pulley block.
4. An eye in the end of a rope.
5. A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
6. (UK, dialect) A spade for digging turf.

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  Diagram showing beckets used to join tent panels together.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: silmukka (fi), lenkki (fi), silmä (fi)