Jack Ketch
[ kech ]
/ kɛtʃ /
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noun British Slang.
a public hangman.
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Origin of Jack Ketch
First recorded in 1665–75; named after John Ketch (1663?–86), English executioner noted for his brutality
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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
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