SCAMPS

Noun

scamps

plural of scamp

Verb

scamps

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scamp

Source: Wiktionary


SCAMP

Scamp, n. Etym: [OF. escamper to run away, to make one's escape. originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a vagabond. See Scamper.]

Definition: A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. De Quincey.

Scamp, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Scamp,n., or Scant, a., and Skimp.]

Definition: To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. [Colloq.] A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest manner. Wedgwood. Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of good repute. T. Hughes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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