CRIPPLEn.
[G.] A lame person; primarily, one who creeps, halts or limps; one who has lost, or never enjoyed the use of his limbs. Acts 14:8.
The word may signify one who is partially or totally disabled from using his limbs.
See the blind beggar dance, the cripple sing.
CRIPPLEa.
Lame.
CRIPPLEv.t.
1. To lame; to deprive of the use of the limbs, particularly of the legs and feet.
2. To disable; to deprive of the power of exertion. We say, a fleet was crippled in the engagement.