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Word: Catchpole
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English (in an earlier sense). From an early and unattested Old French (northern) *cachepol, variant of Old French chacepol from chacer + polle chicken, hen, with reference to poultry being taken as taxes
Definition:
A bailiff, a sheriff's sergeant, especially one who collects debts or arrests debtors for non-payment.
Variant Forms:
- catchpoll
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