Associations to the word «Catchpole»

Wiktionary

CATCHPOLE, noun. (obsolete) A taxman, one who gathers taxes.
CATCHPOLE, noun. A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
CATCHPOLE, noun. (historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery