Available Definitions:
1) n. - A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.
2) n. - The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.
3) n. - A steep descent or declivity.
4) v. t. - To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.