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Webster 1913 Edition


Becket

Beck′et

,
Noun.
[Cf. D.
bek
beak, and E.
beak
.]
1.
(Naut.)
A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope or metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or a handle made of rope.
2.
A spade for digging turf.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.

Webster 1828 Edition


Becket

BECK'ET

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Noun.
A thing used in ships to confine loose ropes, tackles or spars; as a large hook, a rope, with an eye at one end, or a wooden bracket.

Definition 2024


becket

becket

English

Diagram showing beckets used to join tent panels together.

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[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, dialect) A spade for digging turf.
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References

  1. US FM 55-501 MARINE CREWMAN’S HANDBOOK; 1 December 1999