darby
noun
a float having two handles, used by plasterers.
darby
1 American
[dahr-bee]
/ ˈdɑr bi /
noun
Building Trades.
plural
darbies
Darby
2
American
[dahr-bee]
/ ˈdɑr bi /
noun
Darby
British
/ ˈdɑːbɪ /
noun
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
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