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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ketch \Ketch\ (k[e^]ch), noun [Prob. corrupted fr. Turk. q[=a][imac]q : cf. F. caiche. Cf. {Ca["i]que}.] (Naut.)
1. An almost obsolete form of sailing vessel, with a mainmast and a mizzenmast, -- usually from one hundred to two hundred and fifty tons burden.
2. (Naut.) In modern usage, a sailing vessel having two masts, with the main mast taller than the aftermost, or mizzen, mast. [RDH]
{Bomb ketch}. See under {Bomb}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ketch \Ketch\, noun A hangman. See {Jack Ketch}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ketch \Ketch\, verb (used with an object) [See {Catch}.] To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in pronunciation.]
To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ketch
noun: a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
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