Usually means: Tool for catching animals remotely.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word Catchpole:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. catchpole: Merriam-Webster
  2. catchpole: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. catchpole: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Catchpole, catchpole: Wordnik
  5. catchpole: Wiktionary
  6. catchpole: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. catchpole: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. catchpole: Dictionary.com
  9. Catchpole: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Catchpole: Rhymezone
  11. Catchpole: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  12. catchpole: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  13. catchpole: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM (No longer online)
  2. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  3. Catchpole: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. catchpole: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. catchpole: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. catchpole: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Catchpole)

noun:  (obsolete) A taxman, one who gathers taxes.
noun:  A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
noun:  (historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a person who would otherwise be out of reach.
noun:  A surname from Anglo-Norman.

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