Jack Ketch

English

Etymology

From Jack Ketch, the public executioner during the reigns of both Charles II of England and his brother James II.

Noun

Jack Ketch (plural Jack Ketches)

  1. a public executioner
  2. the gallows
  3. death
  4. the devil

References

  • Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
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