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Ketch
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
| ketch (kɛtʃ) | |
| —n | |
| Compare yawl a two-masted sailing vessel, fore-and-aft rigged, with a tall mainmast and a mizzen stepped forward of the rudderpost | |
| [C15 cache, probably from cacchen to hunt; see | |
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Word Origin & History
ketch
"kind of small sailing vessel," 1655, probably from M.E. cacchen "to capture, ensnare, chase" (see catch).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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