KETCH

ketch

(noun) a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

ketch (plural ketches)

A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.

Etymology 2

Verb

ketch (third-person singular simple present ketches, present participle ketching, simple past and past participle ketched)

Eye dialect spelling of catch.

Etymology 3

From Jack Ketch, a hangman of the 17th century.

Verb

ketch (third-person singular simple present ketches, present participle ketching, simple past and past participle ketched)

(rare) To hang.

• n.d., Ibid;;. No. 18

Noun

ketch (plural ketches)

A hangman.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ketch, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupted fr. Turk. qaiq : cf. F. caiche. Cf. Caïque.] (Naut.)

Definition: An almost obsolete form of vessel, with a mainmast and a mizzenmast, -- usually from one hundred to two hundred and fifty tons burden. Bomb ketch. See under Bomb.

Ketch, n.

Definition: A hangman. See Jack Ketch.

Ketch, v. t. Etym: [See Catch.]

Definition: To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in pronunciation.] To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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