catchpole

(=catchpoll) n.法警, 执法员

发音

UK /ˈkatʃpəʊl/

词形变化

catchpoles 复数

别名

catchpoll catch-pole

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A taxman, one who gathers taxes.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.

  3. 1.

    An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a person who would otherwise be out of reach.

    历史

词源

From Old French chacepol (“one who chases fowls”) (or a northern variant thereof).

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