darby

¹

[dahr-bee]

noun

Building Trades.

plural

darbies 

1. a float having two handles, used by plasterers.

Darby

²

[dahr-bee]

noun

1. a city in SE Pennsylvania.

Darby

/ ˈdɑːbɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of darby¹

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

Example Sentences

According to Crow, Darby was the fifth informant that the government had sent after him at that point.

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In the early to mid-2000s, he ran in the same circles as the notorious anarchist-turned-FBI informant Brandon Darby, who now works as a conservative pundit.

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Sime Darby is its preferred pick for a broad EV portfolio and its strategic stake in Perodua.

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A few months ago, my younger daughter, Darby, and I were settling into our seats at the local AMC.

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“She’d been horrified by the photos, but it was a secret she kept for almost two decades. When we were setting up cameras in her home, she finally told her husband why we were there. She and Joseph Darby both took enormous risks.”

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