Jack Ketch

[ kech ]

nounBritish Slang.
  1. a public hangman.

Origin of Jack Ketch

1
First recorded in 1665–75; named after John Ketch (1663?–86), English executioner noted for his brutality

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Jack Ketch

/ (kɛtʃ) /


noun
  1. British archaic a hangman

Origin of Jack Ketch

1
C18: after John Ketch (died 1686), public executioner in England

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