beckets

noun

1. 1.A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
2. 2.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.
3. 3.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.
4. 4.The clevis of a pulley block.
5. 5.An eye in the end of a rope.