noun
- a person or animal that is lame or otherwise disabled in a way that prevents normal motion of the limbs or body: somewhat offensive when used to refer to a person
- ☆ Dialectal thicketed, swampy or low, wet land
Origin:
ME cripel < OE crypel (akin to Ger krüppel) < base of creopan: see creep
transitive verb crippled, crippling
- to make cripple of; lame
- to make unable or unfit to act, function effectively, etc.; disable