becket

English

Diagram showing beckets used to join tent panels together.

Compare Dutch bek (“beak”) beak, and English beak.

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, dialectal) A spade for digging turf.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)

nautical: short piece of rope spliced to form a circle

nautical: loop of rope with a knot at one end

nautical: clevis of a pulley block

eye in the end of a rope

method of joining fabric