Verb (used with object) : to scamp work. From Dictionary.com.
"Be careful whom you call a scamp!" said Fred, while Rexford again edged off. From Wordnik.com. [Under Fire A Tale of New England Village Life] Reference
He's been called a scamp and a loving father, an artistic genius and a purveyor of kitsch. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A scamp is a person with a devil may care quality, a charming rogue who exudes positive, charged energy. From Wordnik.com. [Seth Greenland: Scamps vs. Dorks: Why Do We Want to Have a Beer with the President?] Reference
I knew well that I was what the world calls a scamp, and I knew also that I had got little good out of the fact. From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of a Quack] Reference
Newton, that pesky little scamp, is still showing that entropy creeps into every system but we’re trying out best to keep it at bay. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2010 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
"scamp" -- a man who cheats in quality, weight, size and count. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers] Reference
But then he must be on the lookout to see that they do not "scamp" it. From Wordnik.com. [The Toilers of the Field] Reference
But he will not say that he has heard "scamp" where what was said was "donkey.". From Wordnik.com. [Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students] Reference
It is his constant temptation to "scamp" every kind of work, and to say "it will do well enough.". From Wordnik.com. [Essays in Little] Reference
I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Prescott's Charge] Reference
"Look here," he said, sharply, "you have not much character to lose; but a scamp is a different thing from a criminal. From Wordnik.com. [The Perpetual Curate] Reference
He anticipates Villon from afar, and is happily described by Mr. Rossetti as the prodigal, or 'scamp' of the Dantesque circle. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III] Reference
"The man with the boar," answered the scamp-student. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Going out quickly, he saw the scamp among the trees. From Wordnik.com. [Thirty Indian Legends] Reference
That looks as if the scamp meant to do us real harm. From Wordnik.com. [The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck] Reference
"You ornery scamp!" he said, almost under his breath. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
A worthless young scamp, probably, even if he's alive. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed] Reference
With an economy worthy of Silhouette, the scamp had taught. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873] Reference
"Didn't his father ever see what a worthless scamp he was?". From Wordnik.com. [The Camp Fire Girls on the March Bessie King's Test of Friendship] Reference
I wager that young scamp has it in for the new boy in town. From Wordnik.com. [Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast] Reference
"Here you are at last, you wretched little scamp!" he cried. From Wordnik.com. [Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life] Reference
The triflin 'scamp never married her for anything but her money. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Jane of Kentucky] Reference
"Yes, the scamp orto've been punished, I say," repeated Colwell. From Wordnik.com. [Summerfield or, Life on a Farm] Reference
New York Detective Force, and a bad-hearted, worthless scamp he was. From Wordnik.com. [Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude] Reference
"There, you young scamp," as he gave Johnny an extra box on the ear. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs] Reference
'My man brought it down this afternoon, the lazy scamp!' said Leland. From Wordnik.com. [An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference
Now thank the leddy and gentleman, you scamp, for bringin 'you home!'. From Wordnik.com. [Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story] Reference
Next, I feel responsible for letting that young scamp, Gregg, go free. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
"A discussion between two scholars," readily answered the scamp-student. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
"Give her to the scamp-student," remarked the fellow who had first spoken. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
"'Tis e'en thus every night," murmured the scamp student in a melancholy tone. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
More soberly the men shook their dice; the scamp-student took up his book, but even. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Was it an idle bluff, or had the young scamp managed in some way to protect himself?. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
"Why did you not tell me it was not a discussion with the scamp-student?" she asked. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
This young scamp was no other than Lieutenant von W — —, the son of General von W — —. From Wordnik.com. [The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship] Reference
I think the scamp knew I was lying abed longer than usual, and was determined to make me get up. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer] Reference
"I think you are wasting your tears over a heartless scamp!" said the rector, a little impatiently. From Wordnik.com. [The Village by the River] Reference
Asked recently by Sam Donaldson why she was so proud of her son, Roberta McCain replied: "Because he's such a scamp.". From Wordnik.com. ['White Tornado'] Reference
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