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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ketch \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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ketch \Ketch\, n. A hangman. See {Jack Ketch}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ketch n : a two-masted sailing vessel
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