Creeple

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Creeple \Cree"ple\ (kr[=e]"p'l), n. [See {Cripple}.]
     1. A creeping creature; a reptile. [Obs.]
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              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).
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     2. One who is lame; a cripple. [Obs.]
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              Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is.
                                                    --Donne.
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