SCAMMONIATE
Scam*mo"ni*ate, a.
Defn: Made from scammony; as, a scammoniate aperient.
SCAMMONY
Scam"mo*ny, n. Etym: [F. scammonée, L. scammonia, scammonea, Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia).
2. An inspissated sap obtained from the rot 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.
SCAMP Scamp, n. Etym: [OF. escamper to run away, to make one's escape. originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a vagabond. See Scamper.]
Defn: A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. De Quincey.
SCAMP
Scamp, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Scamp,n., or Scant, a., and Skimp.]
Defn: 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. Wedgwood. Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of good repute. T. Hughes.