scoutcraft
Americannoun
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practice of or skill at scouting.
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skill in the program of activities of the Boy Scouts or the Girl Scouts.
Etymology
Origin of scoutcraft
Example Sentences
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His Efrafan scoutcraft act was getting to be a bore.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
With their play she gave them instruction in scoutcraft.
From Keineth by Abbott, Jane
Anyway, I've been shown the very finest kind of scoutcraft, and that little smile I started with has turned to pride.
From The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
"Who desires to bear the lights which shall lighten the way of this candidate as he enters the mysteries of scoutcraft?" called the scout master.
From The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow by Wrenn, Charles L. (Charles Lewis)
He need not be an expert at scoutcraft; a good scout master will discover experts for the various activities.
From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America
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