ketch
(noun) a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
ketch (third-person singular simple present ketches, present participle ketching, simple past and past participle ketched)
Eye dialect spelling of catch.
From Jack Ketch, a hangman of the 17th century.
ketch (third-person singular simple present ketches, present participle ketching, simple past and past participle ketched)
(rare) To hang.
• n.d., Ibid;;. No. 18
ketch (plural ketches)
A hangman.
Source: Wiktionary
Ketch, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupted fr. Turk. qaiq : cf. F. caiche. Cf. CaĂŻque.] (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
1 May 2024
(verb) be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
