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(nautical) A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
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(nautical) 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.
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(sewing) 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.
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(nautical) The clevis of a pulley block.
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An eye in the end of a rope.
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(nautical, slang) A pocket in clothing.
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A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
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(England, dialect, historical) A spade for digging turf in the Fens.
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(obsolete) chough (the bird)