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Definition of Scampir

Scam"per (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scampered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scampering.] [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See Camp, and cf. Decamp, Scamp, n., Shamble, v. t.] To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. Macaulay.

The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse.
S. Sharpe.

Scam"per, n. A scampering; a hasty flight.

Scam"per (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scampered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scampering.] [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See Camp, and cf. Decamp, Scamp, n., Shamble, v. t.] To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. Macaulay.

The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse.
S. Sharpe.

Scam"per, n. A scampering; a hasty flight.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • to run quickly and lightly, or in a undignified manner
         The dog scampered after the squirrel.
  • a quick, light run etc
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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