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Creep"er (krēp"&etilde;r), n.
1. One who, or that which, creeps; any
creeping thing.

Standing waters are most unwholesome, . . . full
of mites, creepers; slimy, muddy, unclean.

Burton.

2. (Bot.) A plant that clings by
rootlets, or by tendrils, to the ground, or to trees, etc.; as,
the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis
quinquefolia).

3. (Zoöl.) A small bird of
the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens. The brown or
common European creeper is C. familiaris, a variety of
which (var. Americana) inhabits America; -- called
also tree creeper and creeptree. The American black
and white creeper is Mniotilta varia.

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.

5. pl. A spurlike device strapped
to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called
often telegraph creepers.

6. A small, low iron, or dog, between the
andirons.

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