01 n. A creeping creature; a reptile.
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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).
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One who is lame; a cripple.[Obs.]“Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is.” — Donne.