catch|poll

catch|poll
catch|pole or catch|poll «KACH POHL», noun.
a bailiff or minor officer employed by a sheriff whose duties formerly included arresting debtors for nonpayment.
[Old English kaecepol tax gatherer < Medieval Latin cacepollus, probably Latinization of Old North French cacepol (literally) chase (or catch) fowl]

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