catchpole

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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

And the catchpole, rather than risk his carcase, consented to discharge the debt, comforting himself with the hope of making me prisoner again.

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