becket vs coil

becket

noun
  • A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle 

  • 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. 

  • A spade for digging turf in the Fens. 

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

  • An eye in the end of a rope. 

  • The clevis of a pulley block. 

  • A pocket in clothing. 

  • 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. 

coil

noun
  • Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. 

  • Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped. 

  • A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow. 

  • Entanglement; perplexity. 

  • A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil. 

  • A cylinder of clay. 

verb
  • To build a pot (etc) with clay coils. 

  • To wind cylindrically or spirally. 

  • To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece. 

  • To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center. 

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