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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
ketch
    n 1: a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of
         the rudderpost
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ketch \Ketch\ (k[e^]ch), n. [Prob. corrupted fr. Turk.
   q[=a][imac]q : cf. F. caiche. Cf. Ca["i]que.] (Naut.)
   1. An almost obsolete form of sailing vessel, with a mainmast
      and a mizzenmast, -- usually from one hundred to two
      hundred and fifty tons burden.
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   2. (Naut.) In modern usage, a sailing vessel having two
      masts, with the main mast taller than the aftermost, or
      mizzen, mast.
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   Bomb ketch. See under Bomb.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ketch \Ketch\, n.
   A hangman. See Jack Ketch.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ketch \Ketch\, v. t. [See Catch.]
   To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in
   pronunciation.]
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         To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. --Spenser.
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