darby
noun, plural dar·bies. Building Trades.
Origin of darby
Darby
noun
darbies
plural noun British Slang.
Origin of darbies
Examples from the Web for darby
Contemporary Examples of darby
Alex Gaurnaschelli is the executive chef of Butter Restaurant and The Darby.
I talked to [his then-wife] Darby, who said I needed to give this all over to a Higher Power.
I was determined not to let White House colleagues, the press, the public, or anyone else—up to and including Darby—see me suffer.
Darby McCormick is one of the best heroines in thriller fiction: smart, resourceful and tough as nails.
The book that introduced Darby, The Missing, is currently the only one available from an American publisher.
Historical Examples of darby
From an Irish estate, my great-grandfather changed it to that of Darby.
Beaux and Belles of EnglandMary Robinson
"Miss Darby, or I am mistaken," said he, with a bow of marked civility.
Beaux and Belles of EnglandMary Robinson
The vessel of Captain Darby was the first that reached the rock by nearly an hour.
Beaux and Belles of EnglandMary Robinson
This is the atmosphere which must have attended the performance of Dunlap's "Darby's Return."
AndrWilliam Dunlap
His name was—Darby;—that was his baptizing name; his other name I forgot.
The ContrastRoyall Tyler