Definition of ketches:
(n) :
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.
(n) :
A hangman.
(n) :
(UK, dialectal) A pie or turnover.
(v) :
(rare) To hang.
(n) :
Synonym of Jack Ketch (“a public executioner”).
(v) :
Pronunciation spelling of catch. [(heading) To capture, overtake.]