Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Jack Ketch, n. 1. the hangman. 2. attrib. use of sense 1. 3. ext. to anyone chosen to carry out a death sentence. 4. a jail sentence .
6 sub-entries
Jack Ketch, v. to execute, to murder.
Jack Ketch’s certificate
(n.)
a judicial flogging; it is ‘given under his hand’. under Jack Ketch, n.
Jack Ketch’s frame
(n.)
the gallows. under Jack Ketch, n.
Jack Ketch’s kitchen
(n.)
that room in Newgate prison where the hangman boiled the quarters of those dismembered for high treason. under Jack Ketch, n.
Jack Ketch’s necklace
(n.)
the hangman’s noose . under Jack Ketch, n.
Jack Ketch’s pippin
(n.)
a candidate for the gallows . under Jack Ketch, n.
Jack Ketch’s warren
(n.)
the slum area in and around Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell. under Jack Ketch, n.
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