sturt

[sturt]

noun Scot.

violent quarreling.

Origin of sturt

1325–75; Middle English; metathetic variant of strut¹

Related formssturt·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sturt

Historical Examples of sturt

There was the name of Sturt that came first in the list of our old explorers.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
By 6th January the boat was ready and Sturt started on his memorable voyage.
A Book of Discovery
Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge
I was appointed clerk and treasurer, in the place of Mr. Sturt.
Extracts from the Diary of William Bray, Esq.
William Bray
Captain Sturt, the great explorer, gives us a sample of the heat.
Following the Equator, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
They had to work hard at their oars, Sturt taking his turn like the rest.
History of Australia and New Zealand
Alexander Sutherland

British Dictionary definitions for sturt

Sturt

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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