Buchan

[ buhk-uh n; Scot. buhkh-uh n ]

/ ˈbʌk ən; Scot. ˈbʌx ən /

noun

JohnBaron Tweedsmuir,1875–1940, Scottish novelist and historian: governor general of Canada 1935–40.

Example sentences from the Web for buchan

The vessel which bore me was wrecked off the breakers of Buchan, and cast me back again to the arms of Scotland.

The Days of Bruce Vol 1 |Grace Aguilar
Hallowe'en fires were also lighted in some districts of the north-east of Scotland, such as Buchan.

Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I. |Sir James George Frazer
They are exactly like the Buller of Buchan, the sea rolling into a large open basin within the land through a natural archway.

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10) |John Gibson Lockhart.
Dr. Buchan, in his evidence, confessed that forecasting by the Council is purely “by rule of thumb.”

Meteorology |J. G. M'Pherson

He writes to me almost with his foot in the stirrup, about to give Douglas and Buchan a lesson.

The Caged Lion |Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for buchan

Buchan

/ (ˈbʌkən) /

noun

John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)

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