creeple

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːpəl/

Noun

creeple (plural creeples)

Obsolete form of cripple.
- 1611, John Donne, An Anatomie of the World:
  Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is.

Etymology 2

creep +‎ -le

Noun

creeple (plural creeples)

(obsolete, UK, dialect) A creeping creature; a reptile.
- 1632, Thomas Morton, New English Canaan:
  There is one creeping beast, or long creeple (as the name is in Devonshire), that hath a rattle at his tail that doth discover his age.

References

“creeple”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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