"becket hitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: becket hitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} becket hitch (plural becket hitches)
  1. Any of several types of hitch knot used to attach a rope or cord to any kind of becket. Categories (topical): Knots
    Sense id: en-becket_hitch-en-noun-aBkb0mk5 Disambiguation of Knots: 55 45
  2. Specifically, a sheet bend when used to hitch to an eye splice. Categories (topical): Knots
    Sense id: en-becket_hitch-en-noun-qm-T3p74 Disambiguation of Knots: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 74

Inflected forms

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