Urquhart

[ur-kert, -kahrt]

noun

1. Sir Thomas, 1611–60, Scottish author and translator.

Urquhart

/ ˈɜːkət /

noun

1. Sir Thomas. 1611–60, Scottish author and translator of Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel (1653; 1693)

Example Sentences

Elspeth was the daughter of Maj Gen Roy Urquhart, who commanded the British Airborne Division at Arnhem in 1944 and was portrayed by Sir Sean Connery in the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far.

From BBC

They carried out raids in mainland Scotland and places they attacked included Urquhart Castle on the shores of Loch Ness.

From BBC

In the 1990s, the commission — which is funded by an assessment of the gross dollar value of California avocados sold — invested in research to establish the fruit’s health efficacy, said avocado farmer Duane Urquhart, a commission board member at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

Once the avocado’s nutritiousness was established, Urquhart said, the commission launched a marketing and education campaign to teach consumers how to use them, even working with cooking schools to develop recipes.

From Los Angeles Times

“All of that taken together makes the city, including DWP, culpable for the harms that the clients have suffered – losing their homes and all of their valuable possessions,” said Crystal Nix-Hines, a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the law firm representing the plaintiffs.

From Los Angeles Times