catchpole

Example Sentences

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The watermen were immediately taken up by some of their own friends, who, far from yielding any assistance to the catchpoles, kept aloof, and exulted in their calamity.

From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

C. Could not he save himself out of the hands of those catchpoles, counter guardians, or sergeants?

From Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 by Acheson, Arthur

Though as for any peculiar disgrace in catchpoles as catchpoles, I don't see it.

From The Quality of Mercy by Howells, William Dean

Surrounded by my catchpoles, I declare Against the needy debtor open war.

From The True-Born Englishman A Satire by Defoe, Daniel

You have never witnessed a midnight search for a priest by these ruffianly catchpoles, as I have, or you would not say so.

From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison