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cripple

 
 
/ˈkrɪpl/ noun [C] old-fashioned

Translation

an offensive word for someone who cannot use their legs or arms in a normal way
kötürüm, sakat
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(Definition of cripple noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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