- One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing. - A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the
ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis
quinquefolia). - 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. - 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. - A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one
to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers. - A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons. - 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. - 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. - Crockets. See Crocket.
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