Darby

¹ American  

[dahr-bee] / ˈdɑr bi /

noun

1. a city in SE Pennsylvania.

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darby ² American  

[dahr-bee] / ˈdɑr bi /

noun

Building Trades.

plural

darbies

1. a float having two handles, used by plasterers.

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Darby British  

/ ˈdɑːbɪ /

noun

1. Abraham. 1677–1717, British iron manufacturer: built the first coke-fired blast furnace (1709)

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Etymology

Origin of darby

1565–75; perhaps after a proper name or Derby, England

Example Sentences

“Despite what she said when she launched the show, she isn’t filling a gap in the cultural space,” said Darby.

From Slate

“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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Salon

According to Crow, Darby was the fifth informant that the government had sent after him at that point.

From Salon

Sime Darby is its preferred pick for a broad EV portfolio and its strategic stake in Perodua.

From The Wall Street Journal