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Scruton

/ˈskɹuː.tən/

Scruton proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2992).

Proper noun

Scruton (countable and uncountable, plural Scrutons)

  1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2992).
  2. A habitational surname.

Forms of Scruton

pluralScrutons

Origin of Scruton

From the Old Norse personal name Skurfa + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Scruton

Words that rhyme with Scruton

Questions about Scruton

What does Scruton mean?
Scruton means a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2992).
What part of speech is Scruton?
Scruton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Scruton?
Scruton is pronounced /ˈskɹuː.tən/.

Words near Scruton in the dictionary

  1. scrutinying
  2. scrutinyite
  3. scruto
  4. scrutoire
  5. scrutoires
  6. Scruton
  7. Scrutonian
  8. Scrutons
  9. scrutore
  10. scrutores
  11. Scrutton

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