Definitions for: Ketch


[n] a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost



Webster (1913) Definition: Ketch (k[e^]ch), n. [Prob. corrupted fr. Turk.
q[=a][imac]q : cf. F. caiche. Cf. Ca["i]que.] (Naut.)
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.
A hangman. See Jack Ketch.


Ketch, v. t. [See Catch.]
To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in
pronunciation.]

To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. --Spenser.

See Also: sailing ship, sailing vessel

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