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Meaning of "catchpoll" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATCHPOLL

catchpoll  [ˈkætʃˌpəʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATCHPOLL

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Catchpoll is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CATCHPOLL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Catchpole

Catchpole is a rare surname, being a type of tax collector in medieval England. The name is a combination of Old English and medieval Latin. It derives from the image that people who owed tax were as difficult to catch as farmyard hens. At that time, tax-gathering was contracted out, a system called tax farming. The catchpole paid a lump sum to be authorised to collect taxes from a given area or population, and was then able to keep whatever he could extract, using almost any method he came up with. Later, the duties of the 'catchpole' were those of a legal official, working for the bailiff. He was mainly responsible for collecting debts, using methods hardly more restrained than those of his tax gathering forebears. The suggestion that the name derives from a long wooden pole with a noose or barbed fork on one end, used to apprehend those who owed money, is incorrect. However 'catchpole' is the name of such a tool, used still today, mostly by animal control officials to ensnare uncontrolled animals such as aggressive dogs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATCHPOLL


bargepole
ˈbɑːdʒˌpəʊl
beanpole
ˈbiːnˌpəʊl
bibliopole
ˈbɪblɪəʊˌpəʊl
blackpoll
ˈblækˌpəʊl
catchpole
ˈkætʃˌpəʊl
dipole
ˈdaɪˌpəʊl
fish-pole
ˈfɪʃˌpəʊl
flagpole
ˈflæɡˌpəʊl
lodgepole
ˈlɒdʒˌpəʊl
maypole
ˈmeɪˌpəʊl
monopole
ˈmɒnəˌpəʊl
multipole
ˈmʌltɪˌpəʊl
pitchpole
ˈpɪtʃˌpəʊl
quadripole
ˈkwɒdrɪˌpəʊl
quadrupole
ˈkwɒdrʊˌpəʊl
rantipole
ˈræntɪˌpəʊl
ridgepole
ˈrɪdʒˌpəʊl
tadpole
ˈtædˌpəʊl
technopole
ˈtɛknəʊˌpəʊl
Walpole
ˈwɔːlˌpəʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATCHPOLL

catchier
catchiest
catchiness
catching
catching pen
catchline
catchment
catchment area
catchment basin
Catchment board
catchpennies
catchpenny
catchpole
catchup
catchwater
catchwater drain
catchweed
catchweight
catchword
catchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATCHPOLL

advance poll
arctic redpoll
clod poll
deed poll
doddypoll
exit poll
hoary redpoll
opinion poll
outpoll
poll
public opinion poll
redpoll
repoll
straw poll

Synonyms and antonyms of catchpoll in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «catchpoll» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATCHPOLL

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Translator English - Chinese

catchpoll
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

catchpoll
570 millions of speakers

English

catchpoll
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

catchpoll
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

catchpoll
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

catchpoll
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

catchpoll
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চৌকিদার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

catchpoll
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penangkap ikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

catchpoll
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

catchpoll
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

catchpoll
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Catchpoll
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

catchpoll
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

catchpoll
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झेलपोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

borçluları yakalayan şerif bürosu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catchpoll
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

catchpoll
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

catchpoll
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catchpoll
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

catchpoll
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

catchpoll
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

catchpoll
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

catchpoll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of catchpoll

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCHPOLL»

The term «catchpoll» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.181 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCHPOLL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catchpoll

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATCHPOLL»

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Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the ...
Forest. Same as before. Park. Same as before. Michaelmas. 12 to 13 Edward IV. 1472-3. Hundred. Same as before. Borough. John Stubbes catchpoll, Christopher Legh reeve. Forest. Same as before. Park. Same as before. Michaelmas.
‎1876
2
Contributions Towards a History of the Ancient Parish of ...
In Cheshire Frank Renaud. Forest. Same as before. Park. Same as before. Michaelmas. 12 to 13 Edward IV. 1472-3. Hundred. Same as before. Borough. John Stubbes catchpoll, Christopher Legh reeve. Forest. Same as before. Park.
Frank Renaud, 1876
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A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames
the catcher,' a huntsman, a follower of the chase; perhaps sometimes a catchpoll (v. Catchpoll) ; H.151. mthm, to catch. ' Cachare or dryvare : mr'nofor, abador' : Prompt. Parv. Richard Catcher of London, traces descent from John on... 1484 ...
Ch. W. E. Bardsley
4
Human Interest Library: Wonder world
Here is a sentence combining these sounds: Captain Crackskull cracked a catchpoll's cockscomb; Did Captain Crackskull crack a catchpoll's cockscomb? If Captain Crackskull cracked a catchpoll's cockscomb, VVhere's the catchpoll's ...
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Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain & Perfect ...
Captain Crackskull crack'd a Catchpoll's Cockscomb: Did Captain Crackskull crack a Catchpoll's Cockscomb? If Captain Crackskull crack'd a Catchpoll's Cockscomb, Where's the Catchpoll's Cockscomb Captain Crackskull crack'd?
Peter Piper, L. Phillips, 1970
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Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain & Perfect ...
Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress), Oliver Wendell Holmes Library Collection (Library of Congress). Captain Crackskull crack'd a Catchpoll's Cockscomb: Did Captain Crackskull crack a Catchpoll's Cockscomb? If Captain ...
Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress), Oliver Wendell Holmes Library Collection (Library of Congress), 1911
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The Human Interest Library: Visualized Knowledge
Here is a sentence combining these sounds : Captain Crackskull cracked a catchpoll's cockscomb; Did Captain Crackskull crack a catchpoll's cockscomb? If Captain Crackskull cracked a catchpoll's cockscomb, Where's the catchpoll's ...
Bp. Samuel Fallows, Henry Woldmar Ruoff, 1914
8
Turbulent Tales
The. Catchpoll. The case of Beau Witherington, by which is meant his notorious adventure with Captain Evans, aroused at the time a deal of mirth in idle, fashionable circles. But then the laughter of those who avoid failure by attempting  ...
Rafael Sabatini, 2008
9
Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry Into Microfinance
A severe creditor has no popular character; what then was likely to be said of him who employs the catchpoll under the appearance of charity?”5 Nor are the Irish loan funds the only antecedents oftoday's microfinance. In books, manuscripts ...
David Roodman, 2012
10
The Other Daughters of the Revolution: The Narrative of K. ...
An offi- cer, (a catchpoll) was dispatched to apprehend me. He approached with the following address: “Madam—Zir—I zay, Madam—Zir—I have got von varrant vor you.” I could scarce comprehend his meaning till he made it perfectly ...
Sharon Halevi, K. White, Elizabeth Fisher, 2012

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATCHPOLL»

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John Aubrey: My Own Life by Ruth Scurr
... took to skulking around London incognito, dreading that he would be arrested by “catchpoll crocodiles” and shut away in a debtors' prison. «The Sunday Times, Mar 15»
2
Sawyer's Flub: Claims Wall Street Protests Have 'Spread to More …
Numbers giving rise to some of those impulses, like Molly Catchpoll, the young girl who decided to organize a petition against Bank of America ... «NewsBusters, Oct 11»

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