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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.]
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A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in
a superficial, dishonest manner. --Wedgwood.
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Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that
of men in establishments of good repute. --T. Hughes.
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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.
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