Jack Ketch
[ kech ]
/ kɛtʃ /
noun British Slang.
a public hangman.
Origin of Jack Ketch
First recorded in 1665–75; named after
John Ketch (1663?–86), English executioner noted for his brutality
Example sentences from the Web for jack ketch
Dun was alſo the general name of hangman, before that of Jack-ketch.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities |Henry M. Brooks
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