sturt

[ sturt ]

/ stɜrt /

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noun Scot.

violent quarreling.

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Origin of sturt

1325–75; Middle English; metathetic variant of strut¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sturt

sturt·y, adjective

Words nearby sturt

Sturgis, Sturluson, Sturmabteilung, Sturmer, Sturm und Drang, sturt, Sturt's desert pea, stushie, stutter, Stuttgart, Stuttgart disease

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How to use sturt in a sentence

“Dwarf mistletoe is freaky, freaky, freaky stuff,” says David Watson, an ecologist at Charles Sturt University in Australia.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was then sent to Lieutenant Sturt, the engineer, who was nearly recovered from his wounds, for his opinion.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII.|Various
Through this plain there flowed a river, which Sturt called the Darling, in honour of the Governor.
History of Australia and New Zealand|Alexander Sutherland
Rather than break the fence, and so destroy the labours of the blacks, Sturt turned to sail back.
History of Australia and New Zealand|Alexander Sutherland

This was the mouth of the river Darling, which Sturt himself had previously discovered and named.
History of Australia and New Zealand|Alexander Sutherland
But after they had reached a chain of hills, which Sturt called the Grey Range, the warm season was already upon them.
History of Australia and New Zealand|Alexander Sutherland

British Dictionary definitions for sturt

Sturt

/ (stɜːt) /

noun

Charles. 1795–1869, English explorer, who led three expeditions (1828–29; 1829; 1844–45) into the Australian interior, discovering the Darling River (1828)

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