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catch·pole
noun
or catch·poll \ˈkachˌpōl, -ech-\
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English cacchepol, from Old English cæcepol, from (assumed) Old North French cachepol, literally, chicken chaser, from cachier to hunt, chase + poul, pol rooster, from Latin pullus young animal, young fowl — more at catch, pullet
1. : a sheriff's deputy; especially : one who makes arrests for debt
2. : deputy, representative
< hires out to other private citizens to go about as a sort of catchpole on Sunday — W.J.Gaynor > |