KETCH


Meaning of KETCH in English

ˈkech noun

( -es )

Etymology: alteration of earlier catch, from Middle English cache, probably from cacchen to chase, catch — more at catch

: a fore-and-aft-rigged boat similar to a yawl but having a larger mizzen and having the mizzenmast stepped farther forward typically of the rudderhead or of the after end of the waterline

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