becket
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Synonyms: bucket, beckett, becker, bechet, becked, beckel, becken, beckert, backet, becke, bicket
Antonyms: bucket, beckett, becker, bechet, becked, beckel, becken, beckert, backet, becke, bicket
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Noun
- {{lb|en|nautical}} A short piece of [[rope]] [[splice]]d to form a [[circle]]
- {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[loop]] of rope with a [[knot]] at one end to catch in an [[eye]] at the other end.<ref name="FM5501">'''US FM 55-501 ''MARINE CREWMAN’S HANDBOOK; 1 December 1999'''''</ref> Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
- {{lb|en|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.
- {{lb|en|nautical}} The [[clevis]] of a pulley block.
- An eye in the end of a rope.
- {{lb|en|nautical|slang}} A [[pocket]] in clothing.
- A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (''beckets'') through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
- {{lb|en|England|dialect|historical}} A [[spade]] for [[dig]]ging [[turf]] in the [[Fens]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[chough]] {{gloss|the bird}}
Proper noun
- {{surname|en}}.
- {{place|en|town|co/Berkshire County|s/Massachusetts|c/USA}}. <ref>[https://www.topozone.com/massachusetts/berkshire-ma/city/becket/ TopoZone: Becket, Berkshire County]</ref>
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