Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scamp"
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) 1.7 (wn)
scamp
n : one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {monkey}, {rascal},
{rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}]
v : perform hastily and carelessly
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