- plural of darby.
darbies
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of darbies
First recorded in 1565–75; probably from the phrase Darby's bonds a rigid bond, perhaps named after a noted 16th-century usurer
Example Sentences
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The great escapist simply banged the darbies on the pillar and walked off.
From Time Magazine Archive
And then the darbies were on him, and soon after they were off me.
From The Torch and Other Tales by Eden Phillpotts
The next instant the darbies were on her tender wrists, and we will add that no resistance was offered.
From Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field by Harlan Page Halsey
D’ye think the young man will kill you all three, that you must put the darbies on so tight?”
From The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook by Frederick Marryat
More than once I wake up in the night from dreaming that his scrawny hand was clapping the darbies on my wrists.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Stuart Travis
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