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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley