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Definition: DARBY

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A plasterer's float, having two handles; -- used in smoothing ceilings, etc.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Darby" is a common misspelling or typo for: D'Arby.

Date "Darby" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references)

Specialty Definition: DARBY

Domain Definition
Slang in 1811 DARBY. Ready money. CANT. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: DARBY

Expressions Definition
Abraham Darby I Abraham Darby (c. 1678 - March 8, 1717) was the first of that name of three generations of an English Quaker family that was key to the development of the Industrial Revolution. The son of John and Ann Darby, he was born at Wrens Nest, Woodsetton near Sedgley, Staffordshire; just across the county boundary from Dudley. (references)
Abraham Darby II Abraham Darby II (1711-1763) was the second of that name of three generations of an English Quaker family that was key to the development of the Industrial Revolution. He followed in his father's footsteps at the foundry at Coalbrookdale. There, he refined techniques for producing wrought iron from pig iron and produced the iron for Thomas Newcomen's steam engines, replacing the more expensive brass cylinders. (references)
Abraham Darby III Abraham Darby III (1750-1791) was an English ironmaster and Quaker. (references)
Darby and Joan The term 'Darby and Joan' is defined by the Random House Dictionary as "a happily married couple who lead a placid, uneventful life." The Reader's Encyclopedia mentions the "loving, old-fashioned and virtuous" qualities of Darby and Joan. In England, clubs for senior citizens are appropriately called Darby and Joan Clubs. (references)
Darby Bible The Darby Bible (DBY) refers to the Bible as translated from Hebrew by John Nelson Darby. The English version was first published in 1890. Darby also published translations of the Bible in French and German. (references)
Darby Conley Darby ConleyDarby Conley is an American cartoonist best known for the popular comic strip Get Fuzzy. (references)
Darby Creek (Pennsylvania) Darby Creek is a creek in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It rises approximately 750 feet (200 meters) southwest of the intersection of Darby Road and Interstate 476 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and it empties into the Delaware River two miles (3 km) from the Philadelphia city line, near Philadelphia International Airport. The total length of the creek is approximately 14 miles (23 km). (references)
Darby Rove Darby Rove (born Darby Hickson) is the wife of Karl Rove, advisor to George Bush. They were married in 1986, and have one son, Andrew. (references)
Darby Steam-Digger The Darby Steam-Digger, a light traction engine, was invented in circa 1879 by Farmer Thomas Darby and built at Lodge Farm Pleshey, near Chelmsford in Essex, England. Robert Hasler, seen driving the Digger, helped to build this first prototype. In effect the machine was an early tractor designed mainly for ploughing, and could accomplish one acre (1 m²/s) an hour to a maximum depth of 14 inches (360 mm). This first digger was constructed on pedestrian principles and had six "feet" and really did walk over the fields. Unfortunately it jumped too much to be really successful. The digger was later modified to have wheels in place of the legs. (references)
Darby Township, Pennsylvania Darby Township is a township located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 9,622. (references)
Hurricane Darby The name Darby has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (references)
Joseph Darby Sergeant Joseph Darby (born 1979/80), of Corriganville, Maryland, is a member of the United States military police who first alerted the U.S. military command of prisoner abuse in the Abu Ghraib prison, in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. (references)
Newman Darby Newman Darby is an American inventor best know as the inventor of the sailboard. (references)
Rhys Darby Rhys Darby is a stand-up comedian from New Zealand. A manic live performer, he is adept at mimicry, with the noises of machinery a particular speciality. (references)
Séamus Darby Séamus Darby was a famous Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football for County Offaly in the 1970s and 1980s. (references)
Sime Darby In 1910, William Middleton Sime, a Scottish gentleman, and Henry Darby, an English gentleman, teamed up to form a company to manage 500 acres (2 km²) of rubber estates in the state of Malacca. Lending their names to their business venture, they registered the company as Sime, Darby & Co Limited. (references)
United States v. Darby United States v. Darby Lumber Co., 312 U.S. 100 (1941), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the Fair Labor Standards Act, holding that the U.S. Congress had the power under the Commerce Clause to regulate employment conditions. The unanimous decision of the Court in this case overturned several longstanding precedents. (references)
Upper Darby High School Upper Darby High School (UDHS) is the largest high school by enrollment in the state of Pennsylvania. UDHS is also the oldest high school in Delaware County, having been established in 1895. With a present population of about 4200 students and 300 faculty and staff, it is a very dense school. The population is also diverse, with over 55 nationalities represented. It offers Advanced Placement Program courses and many extra-curricular activities. (references)
Upper Darby School District Upper Darby School District is a school district of approximately 12,000 students in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: DARBY

Expressions Domain Definition
Darby and Joan Literature 1: And Joan." - Lord Lytton.
2: A loving, old-fashioned, virtuous couple. The names belong to a ballad written by Henry Woodfall, and the characters are those of John Darby, of Bartholomew Close, who died 1730, and his wife, "As chaste as a picture cut in alabaster. You might sooner move a Scythian rock than shoot fire into her bosom." Woodfall served his apprenticeship to John Darby.
3: "Perhaps some day or other we may be Darby
4: The French equivalent is C'est St. Roch et son chien. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Darby process Mining A method of carburizing open hearth steel that consists of treating the molten steel with carbon in the form of charcoal, graphite, or coke. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: DARBY

Darby

Darby is a given name and surname. It may also refer to:

In places:

  • Darby, Pennsylvania, US borough
  • Darby, Montana, US town

In other uses:

  • USS Darby (DE-218), US Navy destroyer escort
  • John Nelson Darby author of the Darby Bible Translation

See also

  • Derby (pronounced the same as "Darby" in British English)
  • Darby Steam-Digger
  • Darby the Dog, one of the animals in Toys R Us' animal alley collection
  • Darby O'Gill, folk group
  • Sime Darby, Malaysian company
  • Hurricane Darby
  • Darby O'Gill and the Little People, a Disney film starring Sean Connery.
  • Tom Darby, Nevada Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee, weekend newscaster and reporter, KKOH 780, Reno, Nev.
  • William Orlando Darby, Brigader General, U.S. Army, Spearheaders, Darby's Rangers.
  • Darby One of character in My Friends Tigger & Pooh

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Darby". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: DARBY

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Darby 55     Abraham Darby 2
Darby O'Gill 39     Abraham Darby I 16
Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania 30     Abraham Darby II 4
Darby Township, Pennsylvania 21     Abraham Darby III 5
Darby Bible 21     Abraham Darby Specialist School For The Performing Arts 2
John Nelson Darby 18     Adrian Darby 6
USS Darby (DE-218) 16     Arthur Darby 3
Abraham Darby I 16     Ask Darby 2
Upper Darby High School 14     Brett Darby 6
Larry Darby 13     Camp Darby 5
Stephen Darby 13     Chartric Darby 10
Darby Township, Union County, Ohio 13     Craig Darby 7
Darby Township, Pickaway County, Ohio 13     Darby 55
Darby Township, Madison County, Ohio 13     Darby & Joan (album) 3
Darby O'Brien 12     Darby (SEPTA station) 10
Duane Darby 12     Darby (surname) 7
Darby O'Gill and the Little People 12     Darby and Joan 6
Joe Darby 11     Darby Bergin 6
Darby End railway station 11     Darby Bible 21
Sime Darby 11     Darby Conley 8
Chartric Darby 10     Darby Crash 9
Douglas Darby 10     Darby Crash Band 4
Darby (SEPTA station) 10     Darby Crash Rides Again 5
Darby Transportation Center 9     Darby Creek 8
Darby Crash 9     Darby Creek (Pennsylvania) 6
Steve Darby 9     Darby Dan Farm 6
Darby Lux I 9     Darby Darl 3
United States v. Darby Lumber Co. 9     Darby Dunn 3
Darby Hendrickson 8     Darby End railway station 11
Walter Darby Bannard 8     Darby Field 5
Kenneth Darby 8     Darby Hendrickson 8
Kim Darby 8     Darby Lloyd Rains 5
Darby Creek 8     Darby Lux I 9
Darby Conley 8     Darby Lux II 7
Rhys Darby 8     Darby McCarthy 6
Randall Darby 8     Darby Mills 2
Darby Lux II 7     Darby Mine No. 1 disaster 5
Séamus Darby 7     Darby O' Gill and the Little People (band) 4
Darby (surname) 7     Darby O'Brien 12
Hilliard Darby High School 7     Darby O'Brien (outfielder) 6
Craig Darby 7     Darby O'Gill 39
Julian Darby 6     Darby O'Gill (band) 4
Darby Dan Farm 6     Darby O'Gill and the Little People 12
Harry Darby 6     Darby Stanchfield 5
Darby O'Brien (outfielder) 6     Darby Steam-Digger 6
Darby and Joan 6     Darby the Dragon 2
Mary Call Darby Collins 6     Darby Township, Madison County, Ohio 13
John M. Darby 6     Darby Township, Ohio 2
Adrian Darby 6     Darby Township, Pennsylvania 21
Darby McCarthy 6     Darby Township, Pickaway County, Ohio 13
Darby Steam-Digger 6     Darby Township, Union County, Ohio 13
Brett Darby 6     Darby Transportation Center 9
Darby Creek (Pennsylvania) 6     Darby v. Cisneros 5
Darby Bergin 6     Douglas Darby 10
Simon Darby 6     Duane Darby 12
Darby Field 5     Ezra Darby 3
Abraham Darby III 5     George Darby 4
Darby v. Cisneros 5     George Darby Haviland 3
Darby Mine No. 1 disaster 5     Harry Darby 6
William Orlando Darby 5     Henry D'Esterre Darby 4
John Darby 5     Hilliard Darby High School 7
Upper Darby School District 5     Hurricane Darby 2
Darby Stanchfield 5     Joe Darby 11
Camp Darby 5     John Darby 5
Darby Crash Rides Again 5     John Darby (NASCAR official) 3
Darby Lloyd Rains 5     John Fletcher Darby 4
John Fletcher Darby 4     John M. Darby 6
Abraham Darby II 4     John Nelson Darby 18
Ken Darby 4     Julian Darby 6
Darby O' Gill and the Little People (band) 4     Ken Darby 4
George Darby 4     Kenneth Darby 8
Teddy Darby 4     Kim Darby 8
Henry D'Esterre Darby 4     Larry Darby 13
Darby O'Gill (band) 4     Mary Call Darby Collins 6
Darby Crash Band 4     Matthew Darby 4
Matthew Darby 4     Newman Darby 3
Newman Darby 3     Randall Darby 8
Darby & Joan (album) 3     Rhys Darby 8
Sarah Darby 3     Séamus Darby 7
John Darby (NASCAR official) 3     Sarah Darby 3
George Darby Haviland 3     Sime Darby 11
Arthur Darby 3     Simon Darby 6
Ezra Darby 3     Stephen Darby 13
Darby Dunn 3     Steve Darby 9
Darby Darl 3     Teddy Darby 4
Abraham Darby Specialist School For The Performing Arts 2     United States v. Darby Lumber Co. 9
Darby Mills 2     Upper Darby High School 14
Darby the Dragon 2     Upper Darby School District 5
Abraham Darby 2     Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania 30
Darby Township, Ohio 2     USS Darby (DE-218) 16
Hurricane Darby 2     Walter Darby Bannard 8
Ask Darby 2     William Orlando Darby 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Darby" is a common misspelling or typo for: D'Arby.

Synonyms: Darby
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 handcuffs.
Consider also: fetters, chains, cuff, cuffs, handcuff, manacle, turnup.
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Computed Synonyms: Darby

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   3.0093   Darby     trowel     scoop, shovel, spade, trowels, brush   
 2   2.0094   Darby     screed     board, boss, bed, desk stand, schedule   
 3   2.0093   Darby     manacle     fetter, handcuff, chain, shackle, handcuffs   
 4   2.0092   Darby     handcuff     manacle, handcuffs, shackle, chain, fetter   
 5   1.4198   Darby     D'Arby     derby, Epsom Derby   
 6   1.3198   Darby     derby     bowler, melon, billycock, race, racing   
 7   1.0095   Darby     rank     line, grade, row, file, order   
 8   1.0094   Darby     level     even, flat, plane, smooth, grade   
 9   1.0094   Darby     plain     clear, evident, flat, obvious, simple   
 10   1.0094   Darby     paddle     oar, row, scraper, blade, vane   
 11   1.0094   Darby     cuff     slap, wristband, buffet, sleeve, punch   
 12   1.0093   Darby     splint     splinter, stick, mooter, joint, chip   
 13   1.0093   Darby     spattle     paddle, spatula, splint, foot, hand   
 14   1.0092   Darby     bracelet     bangle, armlet, wristlet, wristband, circlet   
 15   1.0091   Darby     wristlet     bracelet, bangle, armlet, wristband, cuff   
--------------------     1 synonyms ranked from 16 to 16 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: Darby

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.3192   Darby     Epsom Derby     derby, D'Arby   
 2   1.0088   Darby     square trowel     trowel, level, screed   
 3   1.0085   Darby     clean and plain     plain, screed, level   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Synonyms within Context: Darby

Context Synonyms within Context

Marriage

Darby and Joan, feme, feme coverte, lady, man and wife, matron, matronage, matronhood, spiritual wife, squaw, wedded pair.

Seclusion Exclusion

Darby and Joan, dissociability, domesticity, inhospitableness, inhospitality.

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Translations: DARBY

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Albanian mistri (Darby, trowel). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Arnaut mistri (Darby, trowel). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian pravítko zednické (Darby), stíradlo (Darby). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese regra de estucamento (Darby). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina pravítko zednické (Darby), stíradlo (Darby). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 钞票 (a bill, paper money, bank note, banknote, banknotes), 手铐 (handcuffs, gyve, handcuff, manacle, cuff), 幸福的老夫老妻 (Darby and Joan). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 鈔票 (paper money, a bill, bank note, banknote, bill), 手銬 (manacle, cuff, cuffs, darbies, darby). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech pravítko zednické (Darby), stíradlo (Darby). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Abraham Darby (Abraham Darby I). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Darbisten (John Nelson Darby). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish oikolauta (darby, screed), lasta (paddle, splint, spatula, knife, paddles). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Français Darby (Darby), club du troisième âge (Darby and Joan club), club des vieux (Darby and Joan club), Philémon et Baucis (Darby and Joan), Abraham Darby (Abraham Darby I). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
French Darby (Darby), club du troisième âge (Darby and Joan club), club des vieux (Darby and Joan club), Philémon et Baucis (Darby and Joan), Abraham Darby (Abraham Darby I). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
German Abraham Darby (Abraham Darby I). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 다비 (Darby), 의좋은 늙은 부부 (Darby and Joan). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 다비 (Darby), 의좋은 늙은 부부 (Darby and Joan). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Abraham Darby (Abraham Darby I). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Abraham Darby (Abraham Darby I). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian vakolatsimító kanál (Darby). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 木ごて (darby), ダービー (derby, Darby, D'Arby, Epsom Derby), 鏝 (Darby), 手錠 (handcuffs, manacles, handcuff, manacle, cuff). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 다비 (Darby), 의좋은 늙은 부부 (Darby and Joan). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar vakolatsimító kanál (Darby). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese regra de estucamento (Darby). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian правило штукатура (Darby). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) pravilo shtukatura (Darby). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki правило штукатура (Darby). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) pravilo shtukatura (Darby). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Shkip mistri (Darby, trowel). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqip mistri (Darby, trowel). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqiperë mistri (Darby, trowel). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Skchip mistri (Darby, trowel). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak Filemon a Baucis (Darby and Joan). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian Filemon a Baucis (Darby and Joan). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish Llana (level, plain, rank, trowel, screed), matrimonio ideal (Darby and Joan). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea oikolauta (darby, screed), lasta (paddle, splint, spatula, knife, paddles). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi oikolauta (darby, screed), lasta (paddle, splint, spatula, knife, paddles). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Tosk mistri (Darby, trowel). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish uyumlu yaşlı çift (Darby and Joan). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
Zhgabe mistri (Darby, trowel). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), Darby. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: DARBY

Language Translations for “Darby” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Dathagarbyathag (Darby). Additional references: Athag, Darby. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Dagarbyag (Darby). Additional references: Double Dutch, Darby. (volunteer)
Leet [)4P\8% (Darby). Additional references: Leet, Darby. (volunteer)
Oppish Doparbyop (Darby). Additional references: Oppish, Darby. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Arbyday (Darby). Additional references: Pig Latin, Darby. (volunteer)
Terran B ristaat (Darby). Additional references: Terran B, Darby. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Dubarbyub (Darby). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Darby. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top