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Scamp
Pronunciation : Scamp
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. escamper to run away, to make one's escape. originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a vagabond. See Scamper.]
Definition : Defn: A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. De Quincey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Scamp
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Scamp,n., or Scant, a., and Skimp.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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