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Etymology 1

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Noun

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creeple (plural creeples)

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

Etymology 2

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From creep +‎ -le.

Noun

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creeple (plural creeples)

  1. (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.

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