Cripple

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 26

krip′l, n. a lame person.— adj. lame.— v.t. to make lame: to lame: disable, impair the efficiency of.— ns. Cripp′ledom ; Cripp′ling , a prop set up as a support against the side of a building. [A.S. crypel ; conn. with Creep .]