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becket
 
Noun becket has 2 senses
  1. 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 concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
    --1 is a kind of archbishop; martyr; saint
  2. 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
    --2 is a kind of     line
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