Meanings
nounJack Ketch (plural Jack Ketches)
plural Jack Ketches
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Origin
From Jack Ketch, the public executioner during the reigns of both Charles II of England and his brother James II.
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Jack Ketch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jack%20Ketch
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“Jack Ketch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jack%20Ketch. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jack Ketch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jack%20Ketch.
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