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单词 jack ketch
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Jack Ketch

[ kech ]
/ kɛtʃ /

noun British Slang.

a public hangman.

Origin of Jack Ketch

First recorded in 1665–75; named after John Ketch (1663?–86), English executioner noted for his brutality

Words nearby Jack Ketch

jacking 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
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Example sentences from the Web for Jack Ketch

  • Dun was alſo the general name of hangman, before that of Jack-ketch.

    The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities|Henry M. Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for Jack Ketch

Jack Ketch
/ (kɛtʃ) /

noun

British archaic a hangman

Word Origin for Jack Ketch

C18: 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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