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darby

¹ American

[dahr-bee] / ˈdɑr bi /

noun

Building Trades.

plural

darbies

a float having two handles, used by plasterers.

Darby ² American

[dahr-bee] / ˈdɑr bi /

noun

a city in SE Pennsylvania.

Darby British

/ ˈdɑːbɪ /

noun

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

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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

"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

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

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