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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
decamp \decamp"\, v. i. imp. p. p. decamped ?; 215; p.
pr. vb. n. decamping. f. d'ecamper; pref. d'e- l.
dis + camp camp. see camp.
1. to break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground,
usually by night or secretly. --macaulay.
1913 webster
2. hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used
disparagingly.
1913 webster
the fathers were ordered to decamp, and the house
was once again converted into a tavern. --goldsmith.
1913 webster
see also:
decamped decamping camp
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