becket

  1. Noun.  (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle.
  2. Noun.  (nautical) A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end'''US FM 55-501 ''MARINE CREWMAN’S HANDBOOK; 1 December 1999'''''. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
  3. Noun.  (nautical) The clevis of a pulley block. .
  4. Noun.  An eye in the end of a rope.
  5. Noun.  A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (''beckets'') through eyelet holes and adjacent loops. .

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