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Definition of Sir David Bruce
1. Noun. Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931).
Generic synonyms: Bacteriologist, Doc, Doctor, Dr., Md, Medico, Physician
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sir David Bruce
Literary usage of Sir David Bruce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and by John Burke (1838)
"... chiefs of all the Bruces in Scotland—having been only seriatim traced down to
Sir David Bruce, ... Sir David Bruce, of ..."
2. The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage by Sir James Balfour Paul (1906)
"In this confirmation charter he is called son of Sir David Bruce of Clackmannan,
Knight. He is said to have resigned the lands and barony of ..."
3. Historical and Statistical Account of Dunfermline by Peter Chalmers (1859)
"... who had »vision on the estate, ' a tierce ; ' and thus the charter from King
David ). 1358-0, was a charter of confirmation. 1415.—Sir David Bruce of ..."
4. The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries edited by Arthur Washington Cornelius Hallen, John Horne Stevenson (1891)
"Douglas says that Mariot, daughter of Sir Robert Herries of Terregles, married
Sir David Bruce of Clackmannan as his second wife(DP i. ..."
5. The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries edited by Arthur Washington Cornelius Hallen, John Horne Stevenson (1891)
"Douglas says that Mariot, daughter of Sir Robert Herries of Terregles, married
Sir David Bruce of Clackmannan as his ..."
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