Scampsman
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 highwayman dated, slang
"Now Oliver puts his blank nightcap on,¶ And every star its glim is hiding,¶ And forth to the heath is the scampsman gone,¶ His matchless cherry-black prancer riding;"
Example
More examples"Now Oliver puts his blank nightcap on,¶ And every star its glim is hiding,¶ And forth to the heath is the scampsman gone,¶ His matchless cherry-black prancer riding;"
Etymology
From scamp + -s- + man.
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