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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Catch-Club

A member of the Catchclub. A bum-bailiff, a tipstaff, a constable. The pun is obvious.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Catchpenny
Catch your Hare
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