skimper-scamper, adv.
[f. scamper v., with usual variation of vowel.]
In hurry and confusion.
| 1778 F. Burney Evelina xlvi, And there all the lamps are broke,—and the women run skimper scamper. |
skimper-scamper, adv.
[f. scamper v., with usual variation of vowel.]
In hurry and confusion.
| 1778 F. Burney Evelina xlvi, And there all the lamps are broke,—and the women run skimper scamper. |
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