n. [ See Cripple. ] 1. A creeping creature; a reptile. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who is lame; a cripple. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]