Cree·ple n.
1. A creeping creature; a reptile. [Obs.]
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. --Morton (1632).
2. One who is lame; a cripple. [Obs.]
Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is. --Donne.
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