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51scout — [14] Etymologically, a scout is someone who ‘listens’. For the word goes back ultimately to Latin auscultāre ‘listen’, a derivative of the same base that produced Latin auris ‘ear’ (source of English aural [19] and distantly related to English… …
52Scout — Scouts 1) N PROPER COLL: the N The Scouts is an organization for children and young people which teaches them to be practical, sensible, and helpful. 2) N COUNT A Scout is a member of the Scouts. ...a party of seven Scouts and three leaders on a… …
53scout — 1. noun 1) scouts reported that the Romans were advancing Syn: lookout, outrider, spy 2) a lengthy scout round the area Syn: reconnaissance, reconnoitre, survey, exploration, search; informal recce; Brit …
54scout — [14] Etymologically, a scout is someone who ‘listens’. For the word goes back ultimately to Latin auscultāre ‘listen’, a derivative of the same base that produced Latin auris ‘ear’ (source of English aural [19] and distantly related to English… …
55scout — See: GOOD EGG or GOOD SCOUT …
56scout — See: GOOD EGG or GOOD SCOUT …
57scout — Gyp Gyp (j[i^]p), n. [Said to be a sportive application of Gr. gy ps a vulture.] A college servant; so called in Cambridge, England; at Oxford called a {scout}. [Cant] [1913 Webster] …
58scout — Synonyms and related words: Argus, CIA man, Charley, abhor, abjure, advance guard, airhead, airplane spotter, ancestor, announcer, antecedent, avant garde, barrack, battle line, be vigilant, be watchful, beachhead, bellwether, bridgehead, brush… …
59scout — See: good egg or good scout …
60SCOUT — Acronym for Shared Currency Option Under Tender: a currency option especially designed for companies who are tendering for the same overseas job in a foreign currency. To save each of them having to hedge the currency risk separately, SCOUT… …
