scout´ing|ly

scout´ing|ly
scout1 «skowt», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a) a person sent to find out what the enemy is doing. A scout wears a uniform; a spy does not. b) a warship, airplane, or other thing used to find out what the enemy is doing.
2. a person who is sent out to get information.
3. a person sent out to get information about athletes or athletic teams.
4. the act of scouting: »

on scout, to the scout.

5. a person belonging to the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.
6. Informal. a fellow; person: »

He's a goocout. George, old scout, you were sore-headed about something (Sinclair Lewis).

7. British. a college servant at Oxford University.
–v.i.
to act as a scout; hunt around to find something: »

Go and scout for firewood for the picnic.

–v.t.
to observe or examine to get information; reconnoiter.
╂[< Old French escoute act of listening, listener < escouter listen, ultimately < Latin auscultāre]
–scout´er, noun.
–scout´ing|ly, adverb.
scout2 «skowt», transitive verb.
to refuse to believe in; reject with scorn: »

He scouted the idea of a dog with two tails. A large, looming man, Wenning is alleged to have been a significant athlete at college…although he scouts the idea (Newsweek).

–v.i.
= scoff. (Cf. ↑scoff)
╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic skūta to taunt)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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