Dictionary
scout•ing
Pronunciation: (skou'ting), [key]—
n.
1. an act or instance of reconnoitering; reconnaissance.
2. the activities of a scout or scouts.
3. (often cap.) the program of activities of the Boy Scouts or the Girl Scouts.
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