king's scout

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noun

(in Great Britain) a boy scout who has achieved the highest level of scouting: similar to the U.S. eagle scout.

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Also called, when a queen is sovereign, queen's scout.

Words nearby king's scout

King's Proctor, king's ransom, King's Regulations, King's Remembrancer, Kings River, king's scout, king's shilling, King's speech, Kingston, Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Thames

How to use king's scout in a sentence

I wish I was a young Carole King, working in the Brill Building.
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The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.
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As played by Omundson, King Richard is effeminate, sincere, and ten times funnier than everyone else.
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We did a movie down in Durango — Great Scout and Cat House Thursday.
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But his words felt forced and were belied his 2004 vote to oppose marking Martin Luther King Jr.
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The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
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A fancy came into my head that I would entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon this instrument.
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The King of Delhi had a hunting-lodge somewhere in the locality, but he had never seen the place.
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The archbishop of Manila sends to the king (July 30, 1621) an account of ecclesiastical and some other affairs in his diocese.
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The sad end of the mission to King M'Bongo has been narrated in the body of this work.
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British Dictionary definitions for king's scout

King's Scout

noun

(in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is male) another name for Queen's Scout US equivalent: Eagle Scout

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