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creeple

noun
/ˈkɹiːpəl/

Etymology

From creep + -le.

  1. derived from *grewbʰ-✻ — “to turn, wind”
  2. inherited from *kreupaną✻ — “to twist, creep”
  3. inherited from *kreupan✻
  4. inherited from crēopan — “to creep, crawl”
  5. inherited from crepen
  6. suffixed as creeple — “creep + le”

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of cripple.

    • Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is.

  2. A creeping creature

    A creeping creature; a reptile.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA