What does "becket" mean?
A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
Becket
noun, slang
noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
- Grammar: becket is listed as noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: connector, fastener, fitting, hook.
- Usage evidence: At the same time, mind, I must have a bit of a frolic occasionally, for that's all the pleasure I has, when I gets a little chink in my becket; and ye know, too, that I don t care much for that stuff, for a dollar goes with me as fur as a gold ounce does with you, when ye put on your grand airs, and shower it about like a nabob.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
- 2 (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship wordnet
- 3 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.
- 4 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.
- 5 The clevis of a pulley block.
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- 6 An eye in the end of a rope.
- 7 A pocket in clothing. slang
"At the same time, mind, I must have a bit of a frolic occasionally, for that's all the pleasure I has, when I gets a little chink in my becket; and ye know, too, that I don t care much for that stuff, for a dollar goes with me as fur as a gold ounce does with you, when ye put on your grand airs, and shower it about like a nabob."
- 8 A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
- 9 A spade for digging turf in the Fens. England, dialectal, historical
"The tool with which the cesses are dug is called a becket […] It is a wooden spade of a rectangular shape, quite flat, and shod with iron. An iron notch projecting at right angles to the plane of the blade cuts into the peat, and forms the side of the cess. The workman stands above and drives the becket almost vertically into the soft peat."
- 10 chough (the bird) obsolete
"Cornish choughs, or “beckets”, as they are sometimes known, are seen on Thomas Wolsey’s coat of arms; they are a reference to his namesake, Thomas Becket."
Example
"At the same time, mind, I must have a bit of a frolic occasionally, for that's all the pleasure I has, when I gets a little chink in my becket; and ye know, too, that I don t care much for that stuff, for a dollar goes with me as fur as a gold ounce does with you, when ye put on your grand airs, and shower it about like a nabob."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "becket"?
Common synonyms include: connector, fastener, fitting, hook, rigging, rope.
How do you use "becket" in a sentence?
At the same time, mind, I must have a bit of a frolic occasionally, for that's all the pleasure I has, when I gets a little chink in my becket; and ye know, too, that I don t care much for that stuff, for a dollar goes with me as fur as a gold ounce does with you, when ye put on your grand airs, and shower it about like a nabob.
Etymology
Compare Dutch bek (“beak”) beak, and English beak.