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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 Arbuthnot said she could not say where the birth took place, but it was likely to have been in a private hospital, and she could not say where the child is now.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

Lady Arbuthnot said recordings of conversations presented to the court “sounded authentic”.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

In an email to colleagues prior to the report's publication, Ms Vennells made suggestions to address concerns of campaigners including Alan Bates and Lord Arbuthnot about the safety of previous Horizon convictions.

From BBC • May 23, 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

Colonel Arbuthnot was sitting in a corner smoking a pipe and reading a magazine.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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