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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Probably from early Dutch schampen 'to run away', from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin excampare 'to leave camp', from Latin campus; CAMP1

scamper

 verb
     
scam‧per [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
to run with quick short steps, like a child or small animal
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