The act of performing the duties of a catchpoll; engaging in corrupt seizures and debt collection as an official would.
From 'catchpoll' + '-ing' suffix. Variant form of 'catchpoling' using the alternate spelling.
Both 'catchpoling' and 'catchpolling' appear in historical records, describing the same hated practice. The doubled 'l' variant might reflect regional pronunciations, showing how English varied regionally long before standard spelling existed.
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