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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Camp

Cāmp, n.

noun

n. [Fr., Pr., & A-S. camp; It., Sp., & Pg. campo, from Lat. campus, plain, field.]

  1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, &c. are erected for shelter, as of an army of lumbermen, &c. Shak.
  2. A collection of tents, huts, &c., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner.

In forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston. W. Irving. 3. The whole company or body of persons encamped in the same spot, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, &c. The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight. Macaulay.

  1. (Agric.) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost;—called also burrow and pie.
  2. An ancient game at ball practiced in some parts of England. Halliwell.

Cāmp, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. CAMPED; p. pr. & vb. n. CAMPING.] To afford rest or lodging for, as an army, or travelers. “The capacity to camp this host.” Shak.

Cāmp, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. 1. To rest or lodge; to pitch tents, &c.; to encamp. See ENCAMP. They camped out at night, under the stars. W. Irving. 2. To play at ball. [Prov. Eng.] Tusser.