About The Word Boy scout
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Boy scout
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What's The Definition Of Boy scout?
[n] a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
[n] a man who is considered naive Synonyms | Synonyms for Boy scout: Related Terms | Find terms related to Boy scout: See Also | boy | Boy Scouts | cub scout | eagle scout | inexperienced person | innocent | male child | rover | scouter | sea scout Boy scout In Webster's Dictionary \Boy scout\
Orig., a member of the ``Boy Scouts,'' an organization of
boys founded in 1908, by Sir R. S. S. Baden-Powell, to
promote good citizenship by creating in them a spirit of
civic duty and of usefulness to others, by stimulating their
interest in wholesome mental, moral, industrial, and physical
activities, etc. Hence, a member of any of the other similar
organizations, which are now worldwide. In ``The Boy Scouts
of America'' the local councils are generally under a scout
commissioner, under whose supervision are scout masters, each
in charge of a troop of two or more patrols of eight scouts
each, who are of three classes, {tenderfoot}, {second-class
scout}, and {first-class scout}.
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