- (v.t.) To deprive of strength, activity or capability for service or use; to disable; to deprive of resources; as, to be financially crippled.
- (v.t.) To deprive of the use of a limb, particularly of a leg or foot; to lame.
- (a.) Lame; halting.
- (n.) 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.
- Swampy or low wet ground, often covered with brush or with thickets; bog.
- A rocky shallow in a stream; -- a lumberman's term.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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