Jack Ketch
nounEtymology From Jack Ketch, the public executioner during the reigns of both Charles II of England and his brother James II.
1
a public executioner
2
the gallows
3
death
4
the devil
noun — 4 senses
Etymology From Jack Ketch, the public executioner during the reigns of both Charles II of England and his brother James II.
a public executioner
the gallows
death
the devil
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