creeple

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːpəl/

Etymology 1

Noun

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

creep +‎ -le

Noun

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.

References

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