Found 2 items, similar to ketch.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ketch
ketch
n : a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of
the rudderpost
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ketch
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.
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2. (Naut.) In modern usage, a sailing vessel having two
masts, with the main mast taller than the aftermost, or
mizzen, mast.
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Bomb ketch. See under
Bomb.
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Ketch
\Ketch\, n.
A hangman. See
Jack Ketch.
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Ketch
\Ketch\, v. t. [See
Catch.]
To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in
pronunciation.]
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To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. --Spenser.
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