Dictionary entry

Scamp (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Scamp, v. t. [Cf. Scamp,n., or Scant, a., and Skimp.] To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially.

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.