becket vs frog

becket

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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 short piece of rope spliced to form a circle 

  • 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. 

frog

noun
  • An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button (covered with netted thread), toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop. 

  • A French person. 

  • Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. 

  • A French-speaking person from Quebec. 

  • defector: a politician who simply switches between different political parties. 

  • The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached. 

  • An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood. 

  • The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof). 

  • A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog. 

  • The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick. 

  • Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad. 

  • A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt. 

verb
  • To unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake. 

  • To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate. 

  • To hunt or trap frogs. 

  • To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs. 

  • To spatchcock (a chicken). 

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