http://1913.mshaffer.com
Monday - May 28, 2012

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Library in Itself

The dictionary's 1913 edition of the 1900 International, renamed Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, has in modern times been used in various free online resources, as its copyright lapsed and it became public domain.
- Wikipedia

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
In celebration of Noah Webster's Birthday (October 16, 2009), we have prepared an updated website.
Please update your bookmarks: http://www.1828-dictionary.com/

Cripple

Cripple (cripple)
n.(kr***ibreve]p"p'l)
Crip"ple
[OE. cripel, crepel, crupel, AS. crypel (akin to D. kreuple, G. krüppel, Dan. kröbling, Icel. kryppill
  1. One who creeps, halts, or limps; one who has lost, or never had, the use of a limb or limbs; a lame person; hence, one who is partially disabled.

    I am a cripple in my limbs; but what decays are in my mind, the reader must determine.
    Dryden.

Cripple

Cripple (cripple)
a.(kr***ibreve]p"p'l)
Crip"ple
  1. Lame; halting.
    [R.] "The cripple, tardy-gaited night." Shak.

Cripple

Cripple (cripple)
v. t.
Crip"ple
  1. To deprive of the use of a limb, particularly of a leg or foot] to lame.

    He had crippled the joints of the noble child.
    Sir W. Scott.

  2. To deprive of strength, activity, or capability for service or use; to disable; to deprive of resources; as, to be financially crippled.

    More serious embarrassments . . . were crippling the energy of the settlement in the Bay.
    Palfrey.

    An incumbrance which would permanently cripple the body politic.
    Macaulay.

Cripple

Cripple (cripple)
, [Local. U. S.] (a) )
Crip"ple
  1. Swampy or low wet ground, often covered with brush or with thickets; bog.

    The flats or cripple land lying between high- and low-water lines, and over which the waters of the stream ordinarily come and go. Pennsylvania Law Reports.

    (b)













Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Library in Itself

Feedback is Welcome!
Google
 
Web 1913.mshaffer.com

Why Donate?

Here are a number of reasons:

  • To indicate your approval.
  • To express your appreciation.
  • To help pay for website expenses and keep this website online.

Donate Using PayPal

If you have a major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) or a PayPal account, donating is easy. Just click the dollar amount below to donate:

Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!
$ 5 $ 10 $ 20 $ 50 $ 100 $ Other $
 

Donations from Outside of the United States

We welcome donations from anywhere in the world and in any currency. PayPal accepts a number of international currencies.

Donations by Other Methods

If you wish to donate via direct bank deposit or mail a cheque or money order, please email me .





Please support this FREE service, by making a donation today!

News: offspring

May 28, 2012
[12:00:02 AM] (PDT)


  0.008634090423584|May 28, 2012 => 8:38 pm