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becket 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 `bZkIt, -It 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋbєkit 〕
Overview of noun becket
The noun becket has 2 senses
- Becket, Thomas a Becket, Saint Thomas a Becket, St. Thomas a Becket -- ((Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170))
- becket -- ((nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship)