darby

¹ American

[dahr-bee] / ˈdɑr bi /

noun

Building Trades.

a float having two handles, used by plasterers.

Darby ² American

[dahr-bee] / ˈdɑr bi /

noun

a city in SE Pennsylvania.

Darby British

/ ˈdɑːbɪ /

noun

Abraham. 1677–1717, British iron manufacturer: built the first coke-fired blast furnace (1709)

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Inflected Forms

noun

darbies

plural

Etymology

Origin of darby

1565–75; perhaps after a proper name or Derby, England

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