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ketch

[ kech ]
/ kɛtʃ /
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noun Nautical.

a sailing vessel rigged fore and aft on two masts, the larger, forward one being the mainmast and the after one, stepped forward of the rudderpost, being the mizzen or jigger.

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Compare yawl1 (def. 2). See also schooner (def. 1), topsail schooner.

Origin of ketch

1475–85; earlier cache, apparently noun use of cache to catch

Words nearby ketch

kestrel, Keswick, Ket, keta, ketamine, ketch, Ketchikan, ketch-rigged, ketchup, kete, ketene
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Words related to ketch

yacht, skiff, craft, vessel, ship, catamaran, schooner, sloop, cutter, sailboat, racer, dinghy, canoe, barge, raft, gondola, clipper, galley, yawl, jack

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British Dictionary definitions for ketch

ketch
/ (kɛtʃ) /

noun

a two-masted sailing vessel, fore-and-aft rigged, with a tall mainmast and a mizzen stepped forward of the rudderpostCompare yawl 1 (def. 1)

Word Origin for ketch

C15 cache, probably from cacchen to hunt; see catch
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