creeple Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cree"ple noun

Etymology

See Cripple.

Definitions

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.