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

“We went from having our own small copy of the U.S. industrial base in Canada to service the Canadian market to just being part of a bigger North American market,” Darby said.

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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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