becket: Meaning and Definition of

beck•et

Pronunciation: (bek'it), [key]
  1. a short length of rope for securing spars, coils of rope, etc., having an eye at one end and a thick knot or a toggle at the other, which is passed through the eye.
  2. a grommet of rope, as one used as a handle or oarlock.
  3. a grommet or eye on a block to which the standing end of a fall can be secured.
  4. a wooden cleat or hook secured to the shrouds of a sailing vessel to hold tacks and sheets not in use.

Beck•et

Pronunciation: (bek'it), [key]
  1. 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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