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Webelos

Webelos noun: a young scout in the Boy Scouts of America who is working his way up to the Boy Scouts. Also the plural of Webelo.

Noun

Webelos (plural Webelos)

  1. (US) A young scout in the Boy Scouts of America who is working his way up to the Boy Scouts.

Also used as

Webelos is also the plural of Webelo.

Forms of Webelos

pluralWebelos

Origin of Webelos

An invented term that originated in the Boy Scouts of America c. 1954. The Bear Cub Scout Book of 1954 claims that "Webelos" is an American Indian tribe of which Akela is chief, and that the name comes from "Wolf, Bear, Lion, Scout." The rank of Lion Scout was later dropped, but the term "Webelos" was kept. Through folk etymology, it is now commonly stated that the term derives from "we'll be loyal Scouts," although this was not the term's original meaning.http://books.google.com/books?id=Nf0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=webelo+scout+%22wolf%22+bear+lion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fXSNUN_-C9S80QHW6IGYAg&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=webelo%20scout%20%22wolf%22%20bear%20lion&f=false

Questions about Webelos

What does Webelos mean?
Webelos means a young scout in the Boy Scouts of America who is working his way up to the Boy Scouts.
What part of speech is Webelos?
Webelos is a noun.
What is the plural of Webelos?
The plural of Webelos is Webelos.

Words near Webelos in the dictionary

  1. WebDAV
  2. webdev
  3. webdevs
  4. Webdings
  5. Webelo
  6. Webelos
  7. weber
  8. Weber County
  9. Weber number
  10. Weber test
  11. Weber tests

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