"catchpole" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkatʃpəʊl/ [UK] Forms: catchpoles [plural]
Etymology: From Old French chacepol (“one who chases fowls”) (or a northern variant thereof). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{der|en|fro|chacepol||one who chases fowls}} Old French chacepol (“one who chases fowls”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} catchpole (plural catchpoles)
  1. (obsolete) A taxman, one who gathers taxes. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Taxation
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  2. A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors. Translations (sheriff's officer): dráb [masculine] (Czech), biřic [masculine] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-catchpole-en-noun-KgrbawvB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 45 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 40 35 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 35 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of "sheriff's officer": 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: catchpoll Related terms: myrmidon
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkatʃpəʊl/ [UK] Forms: catchpoles [plural]
Etymology: From catch + pole. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|catch|pole}} catch + pole Head templates: {{en-noun}} catchpole (plural catchpoles)
  1. (historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a person who would otherwise be out of reach. Tags: historical Synonyms: catch-pole
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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