scampsman

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scampsman

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From scamp + -s- + man.

noun scampsmen

dated, slang highwayman 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;

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"scampsman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scampsman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{scampsman_2026,
  title = {scampsman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scampsman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}