[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

creeper \creep"er\ kr=ep"~er, n.
   1. one who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing.
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            standing waters are most unwholesome, . . . full of
            mites, creepers; slimy, muddy, unclean. --burton.
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   2. bot. a plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to
      the ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the virginia creeper
      ampelopsis quinquefolia.
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   3. zool. a small bird of the genus certhia, allied to the
      wrens. the brown or common european creeper is certhia
      familiaris, a variety of which var. americana inhabits
      america; -- called also tree creeper and creeptree.
      the american black and white creeper is mniotilta varia.
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   4. a kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead
      of rings; also, a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe
      to prevent one from slipping.
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   5. pl. a spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables
      one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph
      creepers.
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   6. a small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
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   7. pl. an instrument with iron hooks or claws for dragging at
      the bottom of a well, or any other body of water, and
      bringing up what may lie there.
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   8. any device for causing material to move steadily from one
      part of a machine to another, as an apron in a carding
      machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.
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   9. pl. arch. crockets. see crocket.
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see also:
certhia certhia familiaris tree creeper creeptree mniotilta varia telegraph creepers 
crocket 

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