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Catchpole
A constable; a law officer whose business it was to apprehend
criminals. Pole or poll means head, person; and the word means one who
catches persons by the poll or neck. This was done by means of an
instrument something like a shepherd's crook.
“Cacchepoles, from catch and pole, because these
officers lay hold of a man's neck.” —Wiclif: New Testament
(Acts xvi., Glossary).
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Catchpole from Infoplease:
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