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