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.

Becket

BECK'ET

,

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.

becket

English

Diagram showing beckets used to join tent panels together.

Noun

becket ‎(plural beckets)

(nautical) A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
(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.
(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.
(nautical) The clevis of a pulley block.
An eye in the end of a rope.
A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
(Britain, dialect) A spade for digging turf.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)