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1. Akela, n. View full entry 1924
...(The title of) the adult leader of a pack of Cub Scouts....
2. beaver, n.1 View full entry c1000
...An amphibious rodent, distinguished by its broad, oval, horizontally-flattened, scaly tail, palmated hind feet, coat of soft fur, and hard incisor teeth with which it cuts down trees; remarkable for its skill...
3. bob, n.8 View full entry 1789
...A shilling....
4. Boy Scout, n. View full entry 1908
...A member of a youth organization (known in the United Kingdom as the Scout Association and in the United States as Boy Scouts of America) founded for boys in 1908 by Lord...
5. brown, adj. View full entry a1000
...Dusky, dark. (Now only poetic, and regarded as transf. from sense 2.)...
6. brown owl, n. View full entry 1678
...The name of any of several varieties of owl: (see brown2b and owl2c)....
7. captain, n. View full entry c1380
...One who stands at the head of others and leads them, or exercises authority over them; a headman, chief, or leader. Now only as fig. use of special senses....
8. company, n. View full entry c1250
...Companionship, fellowship, society; †also transf. of things. in company: in the society of others, amidst other people, as opposed to alone; †also, altogether, in all (...
9. cub, n.1 View full entry 1530
...orig. A young fox....
10. den, n.1 View full entry OE
...The lair or habitation of a wild beast....
11. gang, n. View full entry eOE
...The action of going or moving, esp. on foot; walking. In early use also: an act or instance of this; a walk, a step. Also in fig. context. Obs....
12. Girl Guide, n. View full entry 1909
...A member of any of the national guiding organizations (e.g. Girlguiding UK, formerly the (Girl) Guides Association) formed as a counterpart to the Scouts Association and providing activities and challenges for girls...
13. Girl Scout, n. View full entry 1909
...A girl belonging to the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., an American organization corresponding to Girlguiding UK (formerly the Guides Association: see guide2d). Also in later use in the...
14. Girl Scouting, n. View full entry 1911
...The Girl Scout movement; the activities involved in being a Girl Scout....
15. good, adj., adv., and n. View full entry 805-31
...Of things: Having in adequate degree those properties which a thing of the kind ought to have....
16. guide, n. View full entry 1362
...One who leads or shows the way, esp. to a traveller in a strange country; spec. one who is hired to conduct a traveller or tourist (e.g. over a mountain,...
17. jamboˈree, n. View full entry 1868
...A noisy revel; a carousal or spree. orig. U.S.slang....
18. lieutenant, n. View full entry 1377
...One who takes the place of another; usually, an officer civil or military who acts for a superior; a representative, substitute, vicegerent....
19. merit, n. View full entry c1230
...Theol. The quality (in actions or persons) of being entitled to reward from God....
20. pack, n.1 View full entry 1191
...A bundle of things wrapped or tied up together for transport; a bale, package, or parcel; (sometimes) spec. the burden carried on the back of a person or animal....
