STURT

Etymology 1

From the name of Alfred Henry Sturtevant.

Noun

sturt (plural sturts)

(biology) In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.

Etymology 2

Noun

sturt (plural sturts)

(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) disturbance; annoyance; care

(mining) A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.

Verb

sturt (third-person singular simple present sturts, present participle sturting, simple past and past participle sturted)

(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect, transitive) To vex; to annoy; to startle.

(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect, intransitive) To start with fear.

Anagrams

• strut, trust

Source: Wiktionary


Sturt, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Start, v. i.]

Definition: To vex; to annoy; to startle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Sturt, n.

1. Disturbance; annoyance; care. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] "Sturt and care." J. Rolland.

2. (Mining)

Definition: A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits. Raymond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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