a swift sailing boat.-a projecting rock.-to reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology.-a person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy.-a college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in oxford, england; at cambridge called a gyp; and at dublin, a skip.-a fielder in a game for practice.-the act of scouting or reconnoitering.-to observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.-to pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.-to go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout.