Arbuthnot

American

[ahr-buhth-nuht, ahr-buhth-not] / ɑrˈbʌθ nət, ˈɑr bəθˌnɒt /

noun

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

Arbuthnot British

/ 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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Lady Emma Arbuthnot described it as a "perplexing" case and acknowledged the family court lacked the tools to investigate thoroughly.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

He asked Lord Arbuthnot if he would have known at the time that it may have been a false statement, to which he replied: "No, I wouldn't."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

The inquiry was told how in December 2011, Lord Arbuthnot wrote to the Post Office and the government saying the situation with the Horizon IT system had not been rectified and needed further investigation.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

"I was not hugely interested in intricacies of who was responsible for what, I was just wanted it sorted out," Arbuthnot says.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

“And the second question—the pipe cleaner. Did Colonel Arbuthnot drop it, or somebody else?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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