darby
UK/ˈdɑːbi/
darby noun: a specialized tool used to smooth and level the surface of wet concrete, consisting of a stiff wedge or triangle of wood or metal.
Noun
darby (plural darbies)
- A specialized tool used to smooth and level the surface of wet concrete, consisting of a stiff wedge or triangle of wood or metal.
- Synonyms:
- derby, derby float, derby slicker
Proper noun capitalized: Darby
Darby (countable and uncountable, plural Darbys)
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- The man whom you call Diarmaid when you speak Irish, a low, pernicious, un-Irish, detestable custom, begot by slavery, and propagated by cringing, and fostered by flunkeyism, forces you to call Jeremiah when you speak English, or as a concession, Darby.2000, David Pierce, Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader, . Cork University Press., →ISBN, page 8
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
- "You could always pick names, Thomas. I remember women you turned down because you didn't like their names. Gorgeous, hot women, but with flat names. Darby. Has a nice, erotic touch to it. What a name.1992, John Grisham, The Pelican Brief, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 52
- An unincorporated community in Teton County, Idaho.
- A town in Ravalli County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
- Three townships in Ohio, in Madison County, Pickaway County and Union County.
- A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
- A township (with two halves separated by other areas) in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
- Misspelling of Derby.
darby meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu
darby in Hindi
- डार्बी
darby in Marathi
- डार्बी
darby in Urdu
- ڈاربی
darby in Telugu
- డార్బీ, డార్బి
More languagesFewer languages
- darby in Malayalam
- ഡാർബി, ദാർബി
- darby in Kannada
- ಡಾರ್ಬಿ
- darby in Gujarati
- ડાર્બી, ડાર્બિ
- darby in Nepali
- डार्बी
Synonyms of darby
- derby
- derby float
- derby slicker
Forms of darby
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | darbies |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Darbys |
Origin of darby
Uncertain; possibly from the town of Derby.
From the English place name Derby, from Old Norse djúr (“deer”) + býr (“settlement”).
Words formed from darby
Phrases with darby
Questions about darby
- What does darby mean?
- Darby means a specialized tool used to smooth and level the surface of wet concrete, consisting of a stiff wedge or triangle of wood or metal.
- What is darby in Hindi?
- Darby in Hindi is डार्बी. See Darby meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is darby?
- Darby can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce darby?
- Darby is pronounced /ˈdɑːbi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of darby?
- The plural of darby is darbies.
Words near darby in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: darby (page history and authors); Darby (page history and authors); darby (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); darby (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); darby (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); darby (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); darby (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); darby (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); darby (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); darby (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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