becket

becket definitions

• 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. 

• 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.