scout
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verbDefinition of SCOUT
transitive verb
1
: mock
2
: to reject scornfully <scouted his explanation as a shabby falsehood — Mark Twain>
intransitive verb
: scoff
Origin of SCOUT
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skūti taunt; akin to Old English scēotan to shoot — more at shoot
First Known Use: 1605
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