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[skaʊt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a soldier or other person sent out ahead of a main force so as to gather information about the enemy's position, strength, or movements
(e.g: forward scouts reported that the enemy were massing at two points ahead)
- a ship or aircraft employed for reconnaissance, especially a small, fast aircraft
(e.g: a single-seater scout)
- a member of the Scout Association or a similar organization
(e.g: a scout leader)
- a honeybee that searches for a new site for a swarm to settle or for a new food source
- a domestic worker at a college at Oxford University
- a man or boy
(e.g: I've got nothing against old Adrian—he's a good scout)
Phrases:
- Scout's honour
Origin
:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French escouter ‘listen’, earlier ascolter, from Latin auscultare. scout (early 18th century) is of uncertain origin
[skaʊt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make a search for someone or something in various places
(e.g: I was sent to scout around for a place to park the camper)
Phrases:
- Scout's honour
Origin
:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French escouter ‘listen’, earlier ascolter, from Latin auscultare. scout (early 18th century) is of uncertain origin
[skaʊt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- reject (a proposal or idea) with scorn
(e.g: he scouts the claim that the aristocrats cared much for the art treasures their ancestors had bought)
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 17th century: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse skúta, skúti ‘a taunt’
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