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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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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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