darby
see also: Darby
Noun

darby (plural darbies)

  1. A specialized tool used to finish concrete slabs. A stiff, wooden or metal wedge or triangle, it is used to smooth and level the surface of wet concrete.
Synonyms
  • derby
  • derby float
  • derby slicker

Darby
Pronunciation Proper noun
  1. Surname
  2. A male given name.
    • 2000, David Pierce, Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader. Cork University Press. ISBN 1859182585, page 8:
      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.
  3. A female given name.
    • 1992 John Grisham, The Pelican Brief, Doubleday, ISBN 0385421982, page 52:
      "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.



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