Scamp /(skămp)/
Scamp
n.
- A rascal; a swindler; a rogue.
Scamp
v. t.
-
To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. [Colloq.]
A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest manner.
Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of good repute.