But from that time to this it was held for a certain truth that Basche's money was more pestilential, mortal, and pernicious to the catchpoles and bums than were formerly the aurum Tholosanum and the Sejan horse to those that possessed them.
A further account of catchpoles who were drubbed at Basche's house Chapter 4.
How Friar John made trial of the nature of the catchpoles Chapter 4.
Some time after, seeking fresh water for the ship's company, we met a couple of old femalecatchpoles of the place, miserably howling and weeping in concert.
A further account of catchpoles who were drubbed at Basche's house.
For, on the word of a gentleman, I had rather bear in war one hundred blows on my helmet in the service of my country than be once cited by these knavish catchpoles merely to humour this same gorbellied prior.
How Pantagruel passed by the land of Pettifogging, and of the strange way of living among the Catchpoles Chapter 4.
Now ye talk of vermin,” said I, “are there any catchpoles here?
It is in fine an unlucky employment, and catchpoles as well as the devils themselves have the wages of tormentors.
When we came to our senses, I could not but wonder that two catchpoles should be killed by, and a constable fly from, a parcel of mere hogsheads of wine, for we were no better at that time.
He had half a dozen under-catchpoles along with him, and removed the whole sharping congregation to the prison, where our gentility saw itself in great peril.
I did like the rest, and at the first charge we made way for the filthy souls of two catchpoles to fly out of their bodies.
The Catchpoles and the Cracknells were two families that principally worked upon the lands of Mr. Denton.
Time flew swiftly on, producing no farther change in the family of the Catchpoles than what may be usually seen in the habitations of the labouring class.
The Catchpoles were not an irreligious family, though they could none of them read or write.
Accordingly he promised that the governor of Rome and his catchpoles should give me no trouble.
We are very glad to have acted in the place of your agents; for Benvenuto has told us that this being his first arrest, he deserved no catchpoles of inferior station than we are.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "catchpoles" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
