different between clevis vs becket

English

Alternative forms

• clevy

Etymology

First attested in the 1590s. Origin unknown; probably derived from the verb cleave. If so, the word ultimately may stem from Scandinavian: compare Old Norse kljúfa (“to split”), Old Norse klofi (“a forked stick”).

Noun

clevis (plural clevises)

1. A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt.

Derived terms

• clevis pin

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Further reading

• clevis fastener on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• clives

English

Etymology

Compare Dutch bek (“beak”) beak, and English beak.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?k?t/

Homophone: Beckett

Noun

becket (plural beckets)

1. (obsolete) chough (the bird)

2. (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
3. (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.
4. (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.
5. (nautical) The clevis of a pulley block.
6. An eye in the end of a rope.
7. (nautical, slang) A pocket in clothing.
   • 1855, Henry Augustus Wise, Tales for the Marines (page 121)

     At the same time, mind, I must have a bit of a frolic occasionally, for that's all the pleasure I has, when I gets a little chink in my becket; and ye know, too, that I don t care much for that stuff, for a dollar goes with me as fur as a gold ounce does with you, when ye put on your grand airs, and shower it about like a nabob.

8. A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
9. (Britain, dialect) A spade for digging turf.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)

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