skout

Noun

scout (plural scouts)

1. A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.

   Synonyms:

   espial, espy

2. An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
   • while the rat is on the scout1782, William Cowper, “The Cricket”, in Poems, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC
3. 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.2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian
4. A person who assesses or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
   • We have met twice this year and, during our first interview, Mata spoke evocatively when remembering how, having joined Real Oviedo aged 10 in 1998, he was given a previously unimaginable opportunity. Mata sat in a car park in 2003, when he was 14, and watched his father talking to a Real Madrid...2018 January 1, Donald McRae, “The Guardian footballer of the year 2017: Juan Mata”, in The Guardian
5. A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.
6. (modern, Oxford University) 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.

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Noun (1)

shout (plural shouts)

1. A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
   • give out a shout
2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
   • “I′ll get my wine though,” taking out her wallet.
     “No. This is my shout,” holding up his hand as though to ward her money off.1984, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, page 290
3. (Australia, UK, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
   • Yet another ambulance on a shout enters Parliament Square.2017, Dave Boulter, London's Emergency Service Vehicles
4. (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
   • Next up the new single from Beyoncé, but first a shout to Barry Bloggins and his wife Belinda...

   Synonyms:

   shout out

5. (informal) A suggestion; an idea.
   • Yeah, good shout. We might get an idea of what we're up against before we park up and do business.1998, Eddy Brimson, Hooligan, page 180

Noun (2)

shout (plural shouts)

1. (UK, dialectal) A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
   • Although the density of the flour in particular would be less than that of the wheat, an equivalent 200 quarters of wheat per shout would not seem out of the question here. Again using Table 4, this suggests quite large boats carrying nearly 35 tons. If the 'Blackfriars 3' shout did indeed carry...2007 October 25, John Blair, Waterways and Canal-Building in Medieval England, OUP Oxford, →ISBN, page 124

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