DECAMPS

Verb

decamps

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decamp

Anagrams

• scamped

Source: Wiktionary


DECAMP

De*camp", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decamped; p. pr. & vb. n. Decamping.] Etym: [F. décamper; pref. dé- (L. dis) + camp camp. See Camp.]

1. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly. Macaulay.

2. Hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used disparagingly. The fathers were ordered to decamp, and the house was once again converted into a tavern. Goldsmith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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