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scampsmen

scampsmen is the plural of scampsman.

Meaning of scampsman

Noun

scampsman (plural scampsmen)

  1. (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;1834, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood, The Game of High Toby

Questions about scampsmen

What is scampsmen the plural of?
Scampsmen is the plural of scampsman.

Words near scampsmen in the dictionary

  1. scampishly
  2. scampishness
  3. scampo
  4. scamps
  5. scampsman
  6. scampsmen
  7. Scampton
  8. scampy
  9. scams
  10. scamster
  11. scamsters

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