Arbuthnot

[ ahr-buhth-nuht, ahr-buhth-not ]

/ ɑrˈbʌθ nət, ˈɑr bəθˌnɒt /

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noun

John, 1667–1735, Scottish satirist and physician: friend of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.

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arbovirus, Arbroath, arbtrn., Arbus, arbuscular mycorrhiza, Arbuthnot, arbutus, arc, arca, arcade, arcaded

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How to use Arbuthnot in a sentence

The need of a holiday amid the bricks and mortar of Victoria Street may have impressed Arbuthnot, but it did not impress me.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
He blistered Arbuthnot with abuse, swung from the newspaper office, and barged mightily down Fleet Street, a disturber of traffic.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
You've forgotten one thing; that Arbuthnot's arrest and confession would make the whole story news.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
"And now we'll go into the schoolroom," said Marian Arbuthnot, jumping up and leading the way.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope

"The doctor says he is doing quite well now," Mrs. Arbuthnot said to her, as they were sitting alone.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for Arbuthnot

Arbuthnot

/ (ɑːˈbʌθnɒt) /

noun

John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)

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