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n. Nautical A device, such as a looped rope, hook and eye, strap, or grommet, used to hold or fasten loose ropes, spars, or oars in position.

n. A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle

n. The clevis of a pulley block.

n. An eye in the end of a rope.

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

n. A spade for digging turf.

n. A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope or metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or a handle made of rope.

n. A spade for digging turf.

n. Same as becker.

n. Nautical: A short piece of rope, with a knot at one end and an eye in the other, for temporarily confining ropes or small spars.

n. A handle made of a rope grommet or ring.

n. A wooden cleat or hook, fastened on the fore- or main-rigging of a ship, for the tacks and sheets to lie in when not in use.

n. A rope grommet in the bottom of a block for securing the standing end of the fall.

n. A cant term for a trousers-pocket.

To fasten or provide with beckets.

n. A large hook used in loading logs on cars by means of tackle.

n. In marine hardware, a brass or iron ring forming a part of a metal block, the block and becket being cast in one piece.

n. (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship

n. (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)

"(“Voyages of Captain Cook round the World,” vol. i., chapter vi.) says that in the throwing of darts “they make use of the becket, that is, a piece of stiff plaited cord, about six inches long, with an eye in one end and a knot in the other."

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