Talk:troop

In the etymology why is the font of þrop bold and large?
 * Because Template:frk/script says Runr, that is to say that Frankish is written in runes, but in etymologies we write it in Latin script, so it needs sc=Latn. Mglovesfun (talk) 11:33, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

RfV March 2013
Rfv-sense #8: "An orderly crowd". Does it differ from the first definition "collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude"? --Hekaheka (talk) 22:57, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
 * RFV failed: no quotations provided. As an auxi check, online dicts do not seem to have a closely similar sense. There are 5 other senses referring to groups of people. --Dan Polansky (talk) 18:54, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

troops (plural noun ): 2. large number of people or things
troops (plural noun) 2.: a large number of people or things Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:52, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

Boy & Girl Scout Units
According to Boy Scouts of America, there are 6-8 youth per patrol, and in my own troop in the mid '90s, usually 6 patrols in the troop. I recall seeing both smaller and larger troops at summer camp. Smaller troops may be this size, but a troop can easily be dozens of youngsters. Upper bound should be increased, as a troop is more like a chapter, with size being more a function of chapter location or the size of the sponsor facility (such as a church or community center).