"scoutwatch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scoutwatches [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English skoute-wacche, scotewache, scowte-wacche, scowte-wach, equivalent to scout + watch. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|skoute-wacche}} Middle English skoute-wacche, {{af|en|scout|watch}} scout + watch Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scoutwatch (countable and uncountable, plural scoutwatches)
  1. (archaic) A scout or spy. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scoutwatch-en-noun-VUHmZKMH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. (archaic) The act of scouting or spying. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scoutwatch-en-noun-1N1aqsTo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scout-watch

Inflected forms

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