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ketch

[ kech ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

ketch

/ kɛtʃ /

See yawl
a two-masted sailing vessel, fore-and-aft rigged, with a tall mainmast and a mizzen stepped forward of the rudderpost Compare yawl 1

Origin of ketch¹

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

Origin of ketch¹

C15 cache, probably from cacchen to hunt; see catch

How does ketch compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

Our 114-foot-long ketch, which I’ll call Persephone, was anchored off the volcanic, uninhabited islands of Yemen’s Zubair archipelago.

Blamed if Matt didn't ketch the leader o' the gang without never knowin' it.

They's times when I git mad and it all looks to be her fault, and then I ketch my own self startin' some hectorin' meanness.

But you don't ketch me comin' over to no more cathedrils, and wastin' time and money all for nuthink—that's all!

The birds an' flyin' things are jest as busy as the hand o' man, if ye know how to ketch 'em at it.

Mebbe nobody won't ketch ye this time,—you better melt the tea-set up soon as ever you can,—but some time they will.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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