catchment (kachment)

[ catchpenny (kach'pen"i), n. and a. [ bring. Hawthorne, Main Street. II. a. Made or got up to gain money; put forth merely to sell: as, a catchpenny pamphlet. I call this the popular or utilitarian aspect, because it belongs to the catchpenny theory of human life according to which the value of a thing is just as much as it will Stubbs , Medieval and Modern Hist., p. 106. catchpolel, n. See catchpoll . catchpole2 (kach pol), n. [ catch1 (attrib.) + pole1 .] An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach. It was carried by foot-soldiers in combats with horsemen, and later by civil officers in apprehending criminals. The head, made of light metal bars, was provided with strong springs, so arranged as to hold firmly anything, as the neck or a limb of one pursued, over which it was forced. 859 Saul sente cat che poll is [L. lictores ] for to take David. Wyclif, 1 Ki. xix. 20. Quikliche cam a cacchepol and craked a-two here legges. Piers Plowman (C), xxi. 76. Gas coigne, Steele Glas, p. 67. ( Arber .) Let not thy scores come rob be thy needy purse, Make not the catchpol rich by thine arrest. There shall be two Serjeants at Mace, of whom the first named serjeant at mace shall execute all writs, mandates, proce es and such like within the said borough and liberties of the same, and shall be called the Catchpole , according to the name anciently given in that place to the Municip. Corp. Reports , 1835, p. 2651. same officer. catchup, ketchup (kach'up, kech'up), n. [ E. Ind. kitjap.] A name common to several kinds of sauce much used with meat, fish, toasted cheese, etc. Also written catsup, kat sup.- Mushroom catchup, a sauce made from the common mushroom, Agaric us campestris, by breaking the fungi into small pieces and mixing with salt, which has the effect of reducing the whole ma to an almost liquid state. It is then strained, spiced, and boiled.Tomato catchup, a sauce made from tomatoes by a similar proce . - Walnut catchup, a sauce made from unripe walnuts before the shell is hardened. They are beaten to a pulp, and the juice is separated by straining; salt, vinegar, and spices are added, and the whole is boiled. catchwater (kach water), n. [ water.] Same as catch work. catchweed (kach'wed), n. [