4. Loose act of vice or lewdness. [Obs.] Shak.
SCAPEGALLOWS
Scape"gal`lows, n.
Defn: One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.
[Colloq.] Dickens.
SCAPEGOAT
Scape"goat`, n. Etym: [Scape (for escape) + goat.]
1. (Jewish Antiq.)
Defn: A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness. Lev. xvi. 10.
2. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others. Tennyson.
SCAPEGRACE
Scape"grace`, n.
Defn: A graceless, unprincipled person; one who is wild and reckless.
Beaconsfield.
SCAPELESS
Scape"less, a. (Bot.)