becket : Idioms & Phrases

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becket bend

  • noun a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
    weaver's hitch; weaver's knot; sheet bend.
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saint thomas a becket

  • noun (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; St. Thomas a Becket; Saint Thomas a Becket.
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st. thomas a becket

  • noun (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; St. Thomas a Becket; Saint Thomas a Becket.
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thomas a becket

  • noun (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; St. Thomas a Becket; Saint Thomas a Becket.
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