What does scampsman mean?
Scampsman means (dated, slang) highwayman.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(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;
Up comes some saucy kiddy, a scampsman on the hot, / But ere he pulls the trigger I am off just like a shot.
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Scampsman means (dated, slang) highwayman.
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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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