Associations to the word «Ketch»

Pictures for the word «Ketch»

Wiktionary

KETCH, noun. A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.
KETCH, verb. Eye dialect spelling of catch..
KETCH, verb. (rare) To hang.
KETCH, noun. A hangman.

Dictionary definition

KETCH, noun. A sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats