scout

scout
 n.— «Barrel edition or scouts—Papers rescued from some receptael, such as subway waste paper basekt, and resold.» —“Slang of newspaper and mail delivery (rewrite Canny)” by Individuals; Wayne Walden in New York City Lexicon of Trade Jargon Dec. 6, 1937. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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