r.s.s. baden-powell

Ba·den-Pow·ell

[beyd-n-poh-uhl, bad-n-pou-uhl]
noun
Robert Stephenson Smyth [smahyth] , 1st Baron, 1857–1941, British general who founded the Boy Scouts in 1908 and, with his sister Lady Agnes, the Girl Guides in 1910.
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Baden-Powell (ˈbeɪdənˈpəʊəl, -ˈpaʊəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Robert Stephenson Smyth (smɪθ, smaɪθ), 1st Baron Baden-Powell. 1857--1941, British general, noted for his defence of Mafeking (1899--1900) in the Boer War; founder of the Boy Scouts (1908) and (with his sister Agnes) the Girl Guides (1910)

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R.s.s. baden-powell is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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