'Ketch' definitions:
Definition of 'ketch'
(from WordNet)
noun
A sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
Definition of 'Ketch'
From: GCIDE
- Ketch \Ketch\ (k[e^]ch), n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ketch'
From: GCIDE
- Ketch \Ketch\, n. A hangman. See Jack Ketch. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ketch'
From: GCIDE
- Ketch \Ketch\, v. t. [See Catch.] To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in pronunciation.] [1913 Webster]
- To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]