Jack Ketch
Jack Ketch · Jack Ketches
A public executionerA public executioner
Meaning
4 sensesA public executioner
The gallows
Death
The devil
Origin
From Jack Ketch, the public executioner during the reigns of both Charles II of England anFrom Jack Ketch, the public executioner during the reigns of both Charles II of England and his brother James II.
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Forms
plural: Jack Ketches| Singular | Jack Ketch |
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See also
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