BECKET


Meaning of BECKET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbe-kət ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: circa 1769

: a device for holding something in place: as

a. : a grommet or a loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other

b. : a ring of rope or metal

c. : a loop of rope (as for a handle)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.