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Ketch
Pronunciation : Ketch
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. corrupted fr. Turk. qaiq : cf. F. caiche. Cf. Ca?que.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ketch
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A hangman. See Jack Ketch.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ketch
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Catch.]
Definition : Defn: To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in pronunciation.] To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. Spenser.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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