Scamble | v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Scambled p. pr. & vb. n. Scambling. ] [ Cf. OD. schampelen to deviate, to slip, schampen to go away, escape, slip, and E. scamper, shamble. ] 1. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble. “Some scambling shifts.” Dr. H. More. “A fine old hall, but a scambling house.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble. “The scambling and unquiet time did push it out of . . . question.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Scamble | v. t. To mangle. [ Obs. ] Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Scambler | n. 1. One who scambles. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A bold intruder upon the hospitality of others; a mealtime visitor. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Scamblingly | adv. In a scambling manner; with turbulence and noise; with bold intrusiveness. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Scamillus | ‖n.; pl. Scamilli [ L., originally, a little bench, dim. of scamnum bench, stool. ] (Arch.) A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Scammel | { or } n. (Zool.) The female bar-tailed godwit. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Whether this is the scamel mentioned by Shakespeare [ “Tempest, ” ii. 2 ] is not known. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Scamell |
Scammoniate | a. Made from scammony; as, a scammoniate aperient. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Scammony | n. [ F. scammonée, L. scammonia, scammonea, Gr. skammwni`a. ] 1. (Bot.) A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (Convolvulus Scammonia). [ 1913 Webster ] 2. An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Scamp | n. [ OF. escamper to run away, to make one's escape. Originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a vagabond. See Scamper. ] A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Scamp | v. t. [ Cf. Scamp, n., or Scant, a., and Skimp. ] To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ] A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest manner. Wedgwood. [ 1913 Webster ] Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of good repute. T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
いたずらっ子;悪戯っ子;悪戯子 | [いたずらっこ, itazurakko] (n) (1) mischievous child; scamp; rascal; (2) elf; imp [Add to Longdo] |
ならず者 | [ならずもの, narazumono] (n, adj-no) ruffian; scamp; hooligan [Add to Longdo] |
スカンピ | [sukanpi] (n) scampi [Add to Longdo] |
逸走 | [いっそう, issou] (n, vs) escape; scud; scamper away [Add to Longdo] |
甘い話;うまい話 | [うまいはなし, umaihanashi] (n) too good to be true stories (offers) (e.g. scams and frauds) [Add to Longdo] |
疾走 | [しっそう, shissou] (n, vs) sprint; dash; scampering; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
小職;小童 | [こじょく, kojoku] (n) (1) (arch) girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel); (2) (arch) (derog) (See 小童・こわっぱ) brat; scamp; rascal; jackanapes; (3) (arch) (original meaning) disciple; apprentice [Add to Longdo] |
小坊主 | [こぼうず, kobouzu] (n) young priest; scamp [Add to Longdo] |
振り込め詐欺 | [ふりこめさぎ, furikomesagi] (n) remittance fraud; bank transfer scam [Add to Longdo] |
内職商法 | [ないしょくしょうほう, naishokushouhou] (n) homeworking scheme (scam) [Add to Longdo] |