scout

noun

/ˈskaʊ̯t/US/ˈskɐʊ̯t/

Etymology

Uncertain. The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) groups the verb scout, scoot (/skut/, regionally /skʌut/) "cause liquid to gush" with a noun scout "sudden gush or flow of water, as from a spout or over rock", and considers the pair to be of Scandinavian origin, perhaps related to Old Norse skjóta (“shoot”); however, scout (or scut) was formerly also found as a word for "flow of water over rocks, waterfall; ridge or overhang of rocks" in various northern and central English dialects, and there suggested to have a different Norse origin, Old Norse skúti (“cave formed by jutting rocks”); it is possible that noun and the verb are unrelated. It is also unclear whether the noun meaning "guillemot" is related (the DSL gives it as a separate word, with separate spellings scout, scowt, skout, pronounced /skut/, of uncertain origin), but it might derive from their habit of pouring forth excrement.

derived from skúta — “a small craft or cutter”
derived from schute
derived from schûte
inherited from scoute

Definitions

A person sent out to gather and bring back information
A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
2
An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
- while the rat is on the scout
- May 6, 1883 […] This camp, the finest on this scout, has not so much running water as some of the others; […] May 7, 1883 […] Colonel Aguerre was going today or tomorrow with four hundred regular troops for a scout in the Sierra Madre […]
3
A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout…
A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.
- At the crack of dawn on Wednesday four different groups of scouts will climb the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to light flames and officially mark the start of the Paralympic torch relay.
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1. A person who assesses or recruits others
  A person who assesses or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
2. A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.
3. A housekeeper or domestic cleaner, generally female, employed by one of the constituent…
  A housekeeper or domestic cleaner, generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern bedder at Cambridge University.
4. A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend (usually several) students in a…
  A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend (usually several) students in a variety of ways, including cleaning; generally equivalent to a gyp at Cambridge University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.
5. A fielder in a game for practice.
6. A fighter aircraft.
7. 10
  A preliminary image that allows the technician to make adjustments before the actual…
  A preliminary image that allows the technician to make adjustments before the actual diagnostic images.
  - A scout topogram is initially performed during continuous table motion, generating an anatomic overview image similar to a conventional radiograph at the locked projection.
  - It consisted of injecting an iodinated contrast agent while a breast was compressed in one projection after a scout film, taking several sequential films, and subtracting them from the scout film.
  - Because of this FOV limitation, several institutions use a weight cutoff or a scout radiograph lateral diameter cutoff, though the exact cutoff threshold varies from institution to institution.
8. 11
  A term of address for a man or boy.
  - "Listen, old scout," Mr. Osborn said solemnly, "you think New York is heartless, but that's not what it is."
9. 12
  To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.
  - An hundred horeſmen of my companie Scowting abroad vpon theſe champion plaines, Haue view’d the army of the Scythians, Which make report it far exceeds the Kings.
10. 13
  To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout
  To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
  - Take more men, and scout him round.
11. 14
  To reject with contempt.
  - to scout an idea or an apology
  - Flout 'em and scout 'em; and scout 'em and flout 'em: / Thought is free.
12. 15
  To reject the ideas or beliefs of (a person).
  - Two months ago I should have scouted as mad or drunk the man who had dared tell me the like.
13. To scoff.
14. 17
  A swift sailing boat.
  - So we took a scout, very much pleased with the manner and conversation of the passengers.
15. To pour forth a liquid forcibly, especially excrement
  To pour forth a liquid forcibly, especially excrement; to cause a liquid to gush.
16. The guillemot.
17. A member of any of various scouting organizations.
18. A member of one of several army units, such as the Selous Scouts or the Arunachal Scouts.
19. A nickname, used for both genders.

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Derived

boy scout, go on the scout, scout balloon, scout car, scoutess, Scout Green, scouthouse, scoutmaster, Scout Official for a Day, scout team, talent scout, scout about, scout around, scout out, scout round, scout up

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at scout. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at scout. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at scout

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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