a. Obs. rare–1. [f. WALK v.1 + RIPE a.] Of an ulcer: see quot.
1585. Banister, Chyrurg., III. xxv. Wks. (1633), 273. Of the filthie and putrified Vlcer…. If the malice of this ulcer, grow walkeripe, that is, fall a creeping, it turneth to Sphacelus, and so to the death of the partie.
