JACK KETCH
Meaning of JACK KETCH in English
/kech/ , Brit. Slang.
a public hangman.
[ 1665-75; named after John Ketch (1663?-86), English executioner noted for his brutality ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.
Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .
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