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)
