\Ketch\ (k[e^]ch), n. [Prob. corrupted fr. Turk.
q[=a][imac]q : cf. F. caiche. Cf. {Ca["i]que}.] (Naut.)
An almost obsolete form of vessel, with a mainmast and a
mizzenmast, -- usually from one hundred to two hundred and
fifty tons burden.
{Bomb ketch}. See under {Bomb}.

\Ketch\, n.
A hangman. See {Jack Ketch}.

\Ketch\, v. t. [See {Catch}.]
To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in
pronunciation.]
      To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. --Spenser.