subs. (old).—A hangman; JACK KETCH (q.v.).
Verb. (American thieves’).—To hang.
1859. G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogue’s Lexicon, s.v. KETCH. ‘I’ll KETCH you,’ I’ll hang you.
subs. (old).—A hangman; JACK KETCH (q.v.).
Verb. (American thieves’).—To hang.
1859. G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogue’s Lexicon, s.v. KETCH. ‘I’ll KETCH you,’ I’ll hang you.
