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dar⋅by

[dahr-bee]
–noun, plural -bies. Building Trades.
a float having two handles, used by plasterers.

Origin:
1565–75; perh. after a proper name or Derby, England

Dar⋅by

[dahr-bee]
–noun
a city in SE Pennsylvania. 11,513.

dar⋅bies

[dahr-beez]
–plural noun British Slang.
handcuffs; manacles.

Origin:
1565–75; prob. from the phrase Darby's bonds a rigid bond, perh. named after a noted 16th-century usurer
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