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Etymology 1
Noun
creeple (plural creeples)
- Obsolete form of cripple.
1611, John Donne, An Anatomie of the World:Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is.
Etymology 2
From creep + -le.
Noun
creeple (plural creeples)
- (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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