darby
see also: Darby
Noun
Darby
Pronunciation Proper noun
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see also: Darby
Noun
darby (plural darbies)
- 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.
- derby
- derby float
- derby slicker
Darby
Pronunciation Proper noun
- Surname
- 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.
- 2000, David Pierce, Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader. Cork University Press. ISBN 1859182585, page 8:
- 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.
- 1992 John Grisham, The Pelican Brief, Doubleday, ISBN 0385421982, page 52:
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