National Scout, noun phrase
- Forms:
- Also with small initials.
historical
During the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902): a member of a corps consisting of Boers who, having deserted to the British forces, were used as scouts in various British units. Cf. joiner sense 1.
- Note:
- The corps was raised in 1901; its members were looked upon with opprobrium by Boers, both during and after the war.
1900 A.C. Doyle Great Boer War (1902) 519The National Scouts, or ‘tame Boers,’ as they were familiarly called.
1980 Cape Times 29 Mar. 8At the end of the war, ‘for the sake of future generations’, Generals Botha, De la Rey and De Wet agreed to destroy a list of National Scouts.
a member of a corps consisting of Boers who, having deserted to the British forces, were used as scouts in various British units.
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