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Definition of Catchpolls
1. catchpoll [n] - See also: catchpoll
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catchpolls
Literary usage of Catchpolls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon i.e. Alexandre Le'on Valle'e, Léon Vallée, Alois Leonhard Brandl (1899)
"And to give you your due, you men can deal better with us devils than with the
catchpolls ; for they make use of the cross to cover their villainy, ..."
2. Works by Washington Irving (1857)
"... excuse this sudden warmth, which I confess is unbecoming of a grave historian,—but
I have a mortal antipathy to catchpolls, ..."
3. Knickerbocker's History of New York by Washington Irving, Edward Windsor Kemble (1893)
"M excuse this sudden warmth, which I confess is unbecoming of a grave historian,—but
I have a mortal antipathy to catchpolls, ..."
4. A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the by Washington Irving (1871)
"My readers will excuse this sudden warmth, which I confess is unbecoming of a
grave historian, —• but I have a mortal antipathy to catchpolls, bum- bailiffs ..."
5. Acanthia: Poems Original and Edited by William Stigand (1907)
"In this brave hunt The white-haired Dian was well to the front With Sophy—with
them cousins, catchpolls, go Sniggering and muttering " Tally, tally ho ! ..."
6. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1920)
"Say, have ye seen catchpolls, the famished slaves, In act a poor man's homestead
to distrain, Smashing down Christs. Madonnas, with their staves ? ..."
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