Creep'le, n.

n. [See CRIPPLE.] 1. A creeping animal; a serpent. [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. 2. One who is lame; a cripple. [Obs.] Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is. Donne.