/ ˈskæmpə(r); NAmE / verb
[ v + adv. / prep. ] ( especially of children or small animals ) to move quickly with short light steps
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (in the sense run away ): probably from scamp do something inadequately .
/ ˈskæmpə(r); NAmE / verb
[ v + adv. / prep. ] ( especially of children or small animals ) to move quickly with short light steps
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (in the sense run away ): probably from scamp do something inadequately .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005