Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CREEPIE, n.3 A grapnel (Sc. 1818 Sawers Dict. Sc. Lang.; 1911 S.D.D.).
[A reduced form of Creeper, n., 1, q.v.]
