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Alternative spellings
catchpoll

Noun
en-noun

1. An implement formerly used for seize|seizing and secure|securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach.
2. A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
3. The game of tennis.

Translations
German: Gerichtsdiener m

See also
myrmidon

References
R:Century 1911

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