robbie 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]
 
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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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Robbie baden-powell is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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