Catchpole Definition
kachpōl
noun
A sheriff's officer who arrested nonpaying debtors.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
catchpole
Plural:
catchpolesOrigin of Catchpole
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Middle English cacchepol from Norman French cachepol probably from Old French chacepol chacier to chase chase1 poul rooster (from Latin pullus chicken pau-1 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Medieval Latin cacepollus, Old French chacepol (“one who chases fowls”) (a northern variant thereof).
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