Dictionary entry

Scout (5)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Scout, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Scouted; p. pr. & vb. n.Scouting.] 1. To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.

Take more men,

And scout him round. Beau. & Fl.

2. To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.