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Definition of Darbies
1. n. pl. Manacles; handcuffs.
Definition of Darbies
1. Noun. (plural of darby) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Darbies
1. handcuffs [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Darbies
Literary usage of Darbies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Folk-etymology: A Dictionary of Verbal Corruptions Or Words Perverted in by Abram Smythe Palmer (1882)
"JOHNNY-darbies, a nickname for policemen, is said to be a corruption of the French
gens-d'armes (Suing Diet. sv). ..."
2. English Dramatic Companies, 1558-1642 by John Tucker Murray (1910)
"... the Quenes players . . . xx8 To the Earle of huntingtons players . . x8 To
the Earle of darbies ... x8 „ „ Earle of darbies players by a warrant from mr ..."
3. The slang dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten (1874)
"See JOHNNY darbies. Sir Walter Scott mentions these, in the sense of fetters, in
his Pn-eril of the Peak— " ' Hark yc ! Jem Clink will fetch you the darbies ..."
4. Slang: A Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, the Pit, Or Bon-ton by John Badcock (1823)
"darbies—Irons, fetters; not so much used on culprits recently, being restricted
in the Newgate regulations to malefactors, or convicted felons. ..."
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