Jack Ketchn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒak ˈkɛtʃ/, U.S.

/ˌdʒæk ˈkɛtʃ/

Forms: 1600s Jack Kesh, 1600s Jack Kitch, 1700s Jack Catch, 1700s– Jack Ketch.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Jack Ketch.

Etymology: < the name of Jack Ketch (d. 1686), public executioner in London, known in particular for his executions of William, Lord Russell (in 1683) and James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (in 1685). From the 18th cent., the name was also used for the character of the hangman in the Punch and Judy show. Compare earlier Ketch n.²

colloquial. Now somewhat rare and chiefly historical.

(A generic name for) an executioner or hangman. Cf. Ketch n.²

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > hangman

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hangman1393

hangerc1430

lockman1488

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bourreauc1550

burriourc1550

derrickc1600

passport-maker1602

topman1607

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verdugo1616

windpipe-stretcher1617

Gregorya1658

locksman1682

Ketch1685

Jack Ketch1696

finisher of the law1708

topsman1825

scrag-boy1843

scragger1897

1696 King William's Blessed Deliv. (single sheet) And Jack Kesh, Monsieurs last Physitian!

?1706 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft: 2nd Pt. iii. 28 A Priest-ridden Magistrate to be the Jack Ketch, and do the Priest-drudgery.

1755 in J. Wesley Jrnl. 2 Dec. (1761) 33 He is then a Kind of jack-catch, an Executioner-general.

1812 Examiner 19 Oct. 666/2 A few dozen lashes well laid on by Jack Ketch..may be a very appropriate punishment.

1889 W. C. Russell Marooned I. xi. 203 If they seize the vessel, it is piracy—a criminal act which ends with Jack Ketch.

1915 R. Thorndike Doctor Syn xxvi. 192 And here's a man wot's goin' sooner or later to be a Jack Ketch. He's got all the gifts of the hangman, he has.

1994 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 20 Sept. a24 Jack Ketch can cure the ills the College of Physicians cannot remedy; and wrongs beyond redress by the Stock Exchange Council and the Law Society can be solved by Captain Swing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jack ketch
释义	Jack Ketchn. Brit. /ˌdʒak ˈkɛtʃ/, U.S. /ˌdʒæk ˈkɛtʃ/ Forms: 1600s Jack Kesh, 1600s Jack Kitch, 1700s Jack Catch, 1700s– Jack Ketch. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Jack Ketch. Etymology: < the name of Jack Ketch (d. 1686), public executioner in London, known in particular for his executions of William, Lord Russell (in 1683) and James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (in 1685). From the 18th cent., the name was also used for the character of the hangman in the Punch and Judy show. Compare earlier Ketch n.² colloquial. Now somewhat rare and chiefly historical. (A generic name for) an executioner or hangman. Cf. Ketch n.² ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > hangman boiec1320 hangman1393 hangerc1430 lockman1488 burrioc1540 bourreauc1550 burriourc1550 derrickc1600 passport-maker1602 topman1607 derrick-jastro?1609 verdugo1616 windpipe-stretcher1617 Gregorya1658 locksman1682 Ketch1685 Jack Ketch1696 finisher of the law1708 topsman1825 scrag-boy1843 scragger1897 1696 King William's Blessed Deliv. (single sheet) And Jack Kesh, Monsieurs last Physitian! ?1706 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft: 2nd Pt. iii. 28 A Priest-ridden Magistrate to be the Jack Ketch, and do the Priest-drudgery. 1755 in J. Wesley Jrnl. 2 Dec. (1761) 33 He is then a Kind of jack-catch, an Executioner-general. 1812 Examiner 19 Oct. 666/2 A few dozen lashes well laid on by Jack Ketch..may be a very appropriate punishment. 1889 W. C. Russell Marooned I. xi. 203 If they seize the vessel, it is piracy—a criminal act which ends with Jack Ketch. 1915 R. Thorndike Doctor Syn xxvi. 192 And here's a man wot's goin' sooner or later to be a Jack Ketch. He's got all the gifts of the hangman, he has. 1994 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 20 Sept. a24 Jack Ketch can cure the ills the College of Physicians cannot remedy; and wrongs beyond redress by the Stock Exchange Council and the Law Society can be solved by Captain Swing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1696
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