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ketched

A form of ketch — A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.

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Meanings

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of ketch
As the afoursaid boy started to run off, a well dressed lookin' man ketched him by the cote coller.
1870, Various, Punchinello, Vol. 2, No. 29, October 15, 1870
1 more example
He throwed his head back as he run, and ketched me right between his horns, like a nut in a nutcracker.
1915, Dorothy Canfield, Hillsboro People

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ketched

etched outstretched far-fetched fletched short-fetched unfletched

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ketched,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketched.

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