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Scouting   /skˈaʊtɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Scout  v. t.  To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology. "Flout 'em and scout 'em."


Scout  v. t.  (past & past part. scouted; pres. part. scouting)  
1.
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."
2.
To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.


Scout  v. i.  To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout. "With obscure wing Scout far and wide into the realm of night."





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"Scouting" Quotes from Famous Books



... the neighborhood were still unsafe. It was Carmel's first experience of ice, and she struggled along, held up by her cousins, feeling very helpless at first, but gradually learning to make her strokes, and enjoying herself immensely. Then there was scouting in the woods, and there were various expeditions to hunt for fossils in road heaps and quarries, or to explore hitherto unvisited parts of the district. There was no doubt that Mr. Stacey had a born knack ...
— The Princess of the School • Angela Brazil
... of a furious rain-storm the Border-Ruffian army gradually melted away. Nevertheless the "Wakarusa war" left one bitter sting to rankle in the hearts of the defenders of Lawrence, a free- State man having been killed by a pro-slavery scouting party. ...
— Abraham Lincoln: A History V1 • John G. Nicolay and John Hay
... somewhat fatigued. One company was thrown out as skirmishers, the rest of the command in line of battle. We approached the watering place, and when we arrived there, instead of finding a formidable enemy, we found a half a dozen of our own cavalry that had been scouting ahead of the command. We found the water strongly impregnated with alkali, but it served to assuage ...
— Frontier service during the rebellion - or, A history of Company K, First Infantry, California Volunteers • George H. Pettis
... vigorous language were, however, of little avail, and Washington prepared to shift for himself as best he might. His Indian allies brought him news that the French were on the march and had thrown out scouting parties. Picking out a place in the Great Meadows for a fort, "a charming field for an encounter," he in his turn sent out a scouting party, and then on fresh intelligence from the Indians set forth ...
— George Washington, Vol. I • Henry Cabot Lodge
... comparatively safe; but he dared not return to the lane. And less show himself on the open road; as scouting parties were sure of being sent out after him. There was no alternative, therefore, but stay where he was till the darkness came down. Luckily, he would not have long to wait for it. The sun had set, and twilight in the Mexican ...
— The Free Lances - A Romance of the Mexican Valley • Mayne Reid


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