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creeple en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹiːpəl/

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of cripple.
   alt of cripple
   • Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is. 1611, John Donne, An Anatomie of the World:

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creeple en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹiːpəl/

Etymology

From creep + -le.

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A creeping creature; a reptile.
   • 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. 1632, Thomas Morton, New English Canaan:

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