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Jack Ketch

Jack Ketch noun: a public executioner.

Noun

Jack Ketch (plural Jack Ketches)

  1. a public executioner
  2. the gallows
  3. death
  4. the devil

Jack Ketch meaning in Tamil

Jack Ketch in Tamil

தூக்கிலிடுபவர்

Forms of Jack Ketch

pluralJack Ketches

Origin of Jack Ketch

From Jack Ketch, the public executioner during the reigns of both Charles II of England and his brother James II.

Questions about Jack Ketch

What does Jack Ketch mean?
Jack Ketch means a public executioner.
What is Jack Ketch in Tamil?
Jack Ketch in Tamil is தூக்கிலிடுபவர். See Jack Ketch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Jack Ketch?
Jack Ketch is a noun.
What is the plural of Jack Ketch?
The plural of Jack Ketch is Jack Ketches.

Words near Jack Ketch in the dictionary

  1. Jack in the Crack
  2. Jack in the green
  3. jack into
  4. jack it
  5. jack jumper
  6. Jack Ketch
  7. Jack Ketches
  8. jack mackerel
  9. jack mackerels
  10. Jack Mormon
  11. Jack Mormons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Jack Ketch (page history and authors); jack ketch (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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