1.Definition: (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship

Category: Objects

2.Definition: (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)

Related Noun(s):saint thomas a becket, st. thomas a becket, thomas a becket

Category: People