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scamp |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scamp \Scamp\ (sk[a^]mp), n. [OF. escamper to run away to make one's escape. Originally, one who runs away a fugitive, a vagabond. See {Scamper}.] A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. --De Quincey. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scamp \Scamp\, v. t. [Cf. {Scamp},n., or {Scant}, a., and {Skimp}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scamp n : one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {monkey}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}] v : perform hastily and carelessly
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