Catchpole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkatʃpəʊl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Catchpole is a noun meaning A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
Meaning
A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A taxman, one who gathers taxes.
- (historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a person who would otherwise be out of reach.
Example Sentences
The use of the catch-pole is said to have been to take horsemen in battle by the neck and drag them from their horses.
With two such catchpoles as Henry and Uncle Fred at his heels there was nothing left for Grandpa Piper but to sign his abdication to the drapery business.
Word Forms
- catchpoles
- catchpoll
- catch-pole
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pollage, pike, kent, stang, tentpole, polt.
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