ketch

Meanings

Noun

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

Verb

• Pronunciation spelling of catch
• To hang.

Origin

• From Middle English catche, from cacchen. For the modern form with , compare the pronunciation of catch.
• See catch.
• From Jack Ketch, a hangman of the 17th century.