Creeple

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. 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).

2. One who is lame; a cripple. [Obs.] Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is. Donne.