Creeky. World English Historical Dictionary

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a. [f. CREEK sb.1 + -Y1.] Characterized by, or full of creeks.

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1569.  Theat. Worldlings, Vis. Bellay, vii. He shed a water, whose outgushing streame Ran flowing all along the creekie shore [1591 Spenser Vis. Bellay ix. The creakie shore].

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1612.  Drayton, Poly-olb., iii. Notes 51. Willibourne … with her creekey passage, crossing to Wilton. Ibid., xvii. Notes 268. The Channell not being over creeky.

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