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   Scamp·er

   /ˈskampər/

   

   verb

   • 1. (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement: "he scampered in like an overgrown puppy"

   noun

   • 1. an act of scampering: "he heard the squeak and scamper of rats"

   Word Origin late 17th century (in the sense ‘run away’): probably from scamp2.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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