单词 | jack ketch |
释义 | Jack Ketch[ kech ] / kɛtʃ / noun British Slang.a public hangman. Origin of Jack KetchFirst recorded in 1665–75; named after John Ketch (1663?–86), English executioner noted for his brutality Words nearby Jack Ketchjacking engine, jack-in-office, jack-in-the-box, jack-in-the-green, jack-in-the-pulpit, Jack Ketch, jackknife, jackknife-fish, jack ladder, jackleg, jacklight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Jack Ketch
British Dictionary definitions for Jack KetchJack Ketch / (kɛtʃ) / nounBritish archaic a hangman Word Origin for Jack KetchC18: after John Ketch (died 1686), public executioner in England Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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