darby
noun
a float having two handles, used by plasterers.
darby
1 American
[dahr-bee]
/ ˈdɑr bi /
noun
Building Trades.
darbies
plural
Darby
2
American
[dahr-bee]
/ ˈdɑr bi /
noun
Darby
British
/ ˈdɑːbɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of darby
1565–75; perhaps after a proper name or Derby, England
Example Sentences
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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
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 Gibson, William Hamilton
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 Thornbury, Walter
"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 Crowninshield, Mrs. Schuyler
Football coach Kemar Darby said that excitement for the game had exploded among local youngsters on the back of the World Cup, fired in particular by star players like France's Mbappe and Desire Doue.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 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
TA Securities downgrades Malaysia’s automotive sector’s rating to underweight from neutral, with sell ratings on Bermaz Auto, MBM Resources and Sime Darby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Students Jesse Smith and Darby Hughes alleged in their lawsuit that they were required to watch the film and write a paper on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 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
He must have regretted many times that he had mentioned to me those unfortunate darbies.
From The Lost Naval Papers by Copplestone, Bennet
Melbourne ain't Paris or London, that he can afford to be so careless, and when I put the darbies on him he will be astonished.
From The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Hume, Fergus
To twig the darbies, to knock of the irons.
He arrived just in time to run up against that effective club, and he too went down, and as he fell the detective leaped upon him and fixed the darbies on him.
From Oscar the Detective Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective by Halsey, Harlan Page
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