darbies
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of darbies
First recorded in 1565–75; probably from the phrase Darby's bonds a rigid bond, perhaps named after a noted 16th-century usurer
Example Sentences
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The great escapist simply banged the darbies on the pillar and walked off.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 Fergus Hume
Touching my arm, he said, "White-Jacket, this here reminds me of Sing-Sing, when a draft of fellows in darbies, came on from the State Prison at Auburn for a change of scene like, you know!"
From White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War by Herman Melville
If I were to join with you, they'd clap the darbies on me within a week.'
From In the Roaring Fifties by Edward Dyson
My lads," he continued, addressing the partners; "when you've Page 446finished this job give that fellow a fresh set of darbies.
From Jack Sheppard A Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth
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