Vocabulary : Scoured to Scout

Scoured : of Scour
Scourer : One who, or that which, scours. ;; A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
Scourge : A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip. ;; Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment. ;; To whip severely; to lash. ;; To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction. ;; To harass or afflict severely.
Scourged : of Scourge
Scourger : One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.
Scourging : of Scourge
Scouring : of Scour
Scourse : See Scorse.
Scouse : A sailor's dish. Bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse contains meat, etc. See Lobscouse.
Scout : A boy scout (which see, above). ;; 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.
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