Hose Becket 1 : (Fire Pr) A leather strap with a handle that can be used to carry a hose line or to make a hose line fast to a ladder, fire escape, or other object. See: Hose Tool; Snotter Becket
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}