catchpoll

English

Noun

catchpoll (plural catchpolls)

  1. Alternative form of catchpole.
    • 1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 239:
      To escape the rage of their incensed grandfather the young scapegraces fled to the mountains and there took refuge with a tribe of carpenters, who willingly undertook to build a stockade strong enough to keep Ndengei and all his catchpolls at bay.
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