Scout

skowt, n. one sent out to bring in tidings, observe the enemy, .: a spy: a sneak: in cricket, a fielder: the act of watching: a bird of the auk family: a college servant at Oxford, the same as gyp in Cambridge and skip in Dublin.— v.t. to watch closely.— n. Scout′-mas′ter , an officer who has the direction of army scouts. [O. Fr. escoute —escouter (It. as colt are )—L. auscultāre , to listen—auris, the ear.]