Becket

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A spade for digging turf.

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

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