darby
noun
a float having two handles, used by plasterers.
darby
1 American
[dahr-bee]
/ ˈdɑr bi /
noun
Building Trades.
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darbies
plural
Darby
2
American
[dahr-bee]
/ ˈdɑr bi /
noun
Darby
British
/ ˈdɑːbɪ /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of darby
1565–75; perhaps after a proper name or Derby, England
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In fact, it's pronounced "darby" and is a hand-blended cheddar curd cheese with a mix of sage and spinach.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2022
Money, with him is "the ready," "the rhino," "the darby;" a good hat is "a rum nab;" to be well off is to be "rhinocerical."
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
And what a convenient implement this for a froth-house builder who is compelled to work behind her back—mortar-feeder, trowel, darby, compass, and level all in one!
From My Studio Neighbors by William Hamilton Gibson
"Let me remove that darby, my lord," said Mauresco.
From Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty by Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield
“Ms. Darby has brought serious and substantial claims, supported by a detailed factual record,” Darby’s lawyer Thomas K. Richards of the Beverly Hills firm Singh, Singh & Trauben, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Kids are very engaged, because of the World Cup," said Darby, 26, originally from Jamaica, noting the importance of providing space for them to have a kick about.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Software developer Darby Vernon used to work at a company that allowed workers to stay home, and only a small cohort of young, mostly single workers would come into the office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
"Everyone is hopeful that won't be the case," Darby said, adding that there is a recognition by US trade negotiators that the pact has benefited all three countries.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
In that same year, 1820, the year of the Missouri Compromise, Thomas Garrett and his wife, Sarah, both Quakers, moved from Darby, Pennsylvania, to Wilmington, Delaware.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
The great escapist simply banged the darbies on the pillar and walked off.
From Time Magazine Archive
The detective was ready for the man, and he brought him to his knees upon the grass, and an instant later the darbies were on him.
From The Dock Rats of New York by Harlan Page Halsey
Trimm, the swell financeer, sportin' 'round with the darbies on him all nice an' snug an' reg'lar!
From The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
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
If I were to join with you, they'd clap the darbies on me within a week.'
From In the Roaring Fifties by Edward Dyson
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