catchpole

Example Sentences

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First responders from Wyandotte police department, fire department, and animal control used a catchpole to pull Lucy back to safety.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2022

He slowly uses a long tool called a catchpole to grab the freezing animal before pulling it to safety.

From Fox News • Mar. 3, 2022

The officer put a catchpole around the dog’s neck and shoulder to slowly pull Jessie Lee closer safely so she would not fall.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

In haste, keepers used a catchpole with a noose to move Nilly, another young lynx, to a vacant enclosure while work on her own took place.

From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2018

On the authority of the Marquis de Clermont you have accused me of playing catchpole.

From The Heart of Denise and Other Tales by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)