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Cripple and then some
Answer for the clue "Cripple and then some ", 4 letters:
maim
Alternative clues for the word maim
Word definitions for maim in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Maim \Maim\ (m[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maimed (m[=a]md);p. pr. & vb. n. Maiming .] [OE. maimen, OF. mahaignier, mehaignier, meshaignier, cf. It. magagnare, LL. mahemiare, mahennare; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. mac'ha[~n]a to mutilate, m[=a]c'ha ...
Usage examples of maim.
Philadelphia customers is armed with a brickbat and is just moving forward to maim Haystack Duggeler with this instrument, when who steps into the situation but Baseball Hattie, who is also on her way to the station to catch a train, and who is greatly horrified by the assault on the Giants.
Children could be quite cruel, especially to someone who was different, and Citrine with her maimed left hand and her exiled mother was different indeed.
She had heard the tale from Stave: the defeat and maiming of Korik, Sill, and Doar had led the Bloodguard to turn their backs on their Vow.
It fell on them, killing Paulsen, killing or maiming all the dogs, and leaving Falconet himself unconscious under a corner of the avalanche.
Even if the poor wretches survived the tribulation, they could die if the wound festered, or be left maimed for life.
The father of the boy, who was poor and had a large family, seeing himself near death, had thought of having his unfortunate son maimed so that he should become the support of his brothers with his voice.
To eulogize Phil properly, recall from the post-apocalyptic junkyard a menagerie of maimed automata -- ersatz sheep, a robot German shepherd, a haggish simulacrum of Secretariat -- and a crew of pertinacious little people, from Lumky to Isidore to Tagomi, then set them singing until they entropically abort.
If so you should know that it now has no maim and very few old inmates remaining.
These barbarians not only looted and raped, they laughingly prefaced murder with maiming and unholy mutilations, they raped women to death, then continued to defile the corpses for hours.
Mothers do not want to know that the child they carry will be born dead, or that their sons will die before they do, and their husbands will be maimed during the hunt.
Iron had long since taken over as the metal of choice for forging weapons, and the number of Maimed Men had been declining for decades.
Said he was riding one of those shaggy little ponies the Maimed Men are known for.
The Maimed Man had stripped off his makepiece armor and now walked in felted tunic and kilt.
There was a lot of meat, even considering he and the Maimed Man had roasted whatever they fancied and been none too careful with what was left.
More Maimed Men had come to the fire, and a group of women had gathered near the rear.