CREEPERS
Noun
creepers
plural of creeper
Interjection
creepers
An expression of surprise, fear, or excitement
Source: Wiktionary
CREEPER
Creep"er (krp"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.)
Definition: A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the ground,
or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis
quinquefolia).
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
7. pl.
Definition: 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.
8. 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.
9. pl. (Arch.)
Definition: Crockets. See Crocket.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition