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queen's scout

queen's scout

noun

king's scout.
Queen's Scout

Queen's Scout

noun

(in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is female) a Scout who has passed the highest tests of endurance, proficiency, and skill

queen's scout

American

noun

king's scout.

Queen's Scout British

noun

US equivalent: Eagle Scout. (in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is female) a Scout who has passed the highest tests of endurance, proficiency, and skill

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Etymology

Origin of queen's scout

First recorded in 1950–55

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Queen's Scout

Last week, on the grounds that virtue in both of these pursuits is incompatible, the British Boy Scouts Association asked Queen's Scout Garland to turn in his uniform.

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