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<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; -- called also <altname>burrow</altname> and <altname>pie</altname>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<p><b>6.</b> <ety>[Cf. OE. & AS. <ets>camp</ets> contest, battle. See <er>champion</er>.]</ety> <def>An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.</def>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<cs><col>Camp bedstead</col>, <cd>a light bedstead that can be folded up onto a small space for easy transportation.</cd> -- <col>camp ceiling</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a kind ceiling often used in attics or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the plane surface of the upper ceiling.</cd> -- <col>Camp chair</col>, <cd>a light chair that can be folded up compactly for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made of strips or pieces of carpet.</cd> -- <col>Camp fever</col>, <cd>typhus fever.</cd> -- <col>Camp follower</col>, <cd>a civilian accompanying an army, as a sutler, servant, etc.</cd> -- <col>Camp meeting</col>, <cd>a religious gathering for open-air preaching, held in some retired spot, chiefty by Methodists. It usualy last for several days, during which those present lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages.</cd> -- <col>Camp stool</col>, <cd>the same as <cref>camp chair</cref>, except that the stool has no back.</cd> -- <col>Flying camp</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a camp or body of troops formed for rapid motion from one place to another. </cd> <i>Farrow</i>. -- <col>To pitch (a) camp</col>, <cd>to set up the tents or huts of a camp.</cd> -- <col>To strike camp</col>, <cd>to take down the tents or huts of a camp.</cd></cs>

<h1>Camp</h1> <Xpage=207>

<hw>Camp</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Camped</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb n.</tt> <er>Camping</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.</def>

<blockquote>Had our great palace the capacity To <b>camp</b> this host, we all would sup together. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

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<h1>Camp</h1> <Xpage=208\'3e>

<hw>Camp</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To pitch or prepare a camp; to encamp; to lodge in a camp; -- often with <i>out</i>.</def>

<blockquote>They <b>camped</b> out at night, under the stars. <i>W. Irving.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <ety>[See <er>Camp</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 6]</ety> <def>To play the game called camp.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Tusser.</i>

<h1>Campagna</h1> <Xpage=208\'3e>

<hw>Cam*pa"gna</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. See <er>Campaing</er>.]</ety> <def>An open level tract of country; especially "<i>Campagna</i> di Roma." The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome.</def>

<note>&hand; Its length is commonly stated to be about ninety miles, and its breadth from twenty-seven to forty miles. The ground is almost entirely volcanic, and vapors which arise from the district produce malaria.</note>

<h1>Campagnol</h1> <Xpage=208\'3e>

<hw>Cam`pa`gnol"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. , fr. <ets>campagne</ets> field.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mouse (<spn>Arvicala agrestis</spn>), called also <altname>meadow mouse</altname>, which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.</def>

<h1>Campaign</h1> <Xpage=208\'3e>

<hw>Cam*paign"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>campagne</ets>, It. <ets>campagna</ets>, fr. L. <ets>Campania</ets> the level country about Naples, fr. <ets>campus</ets> field. See <er>Camp</er>, and cf. <er>Champaign</er>, <er>Champagne</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. See<er>Champaign</er>.</def>

<i>Grath.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army keeps the field.</def>

<i>Wilhelm.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Political operations preceding an election; a canvass.</def> <mark>[Cant, U. S.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.</def>

<h1>Campaign</h1> <Xpage=208\'3e>

<hw>Cam*paign"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To serve in a campaign.</def>

<h1>Campaigner</h1> <Xpage=208\'3e>