Darbies
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Darbies is a noun meaning plural of darby.
Meaning
plural of darby.
More Meanings
- (UK, slang) handcuffs
Example Sentences
Second watch: (Produces handcuffs) Here are the darbies.
And he says, 'I'll go along quiet, Bobby,' he says, 'without the darbies,' he says.
Sentry, are you there? / Just ease this darbies at the wrist, and roll me over fair, / I am sleepy, and the oozy weeds about me twist.
Who's afraid of him, except the old governor who daresn't catch him and put him in double-darbies, as he deserves, but lets him go about kidnapping people […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include handcuffs, dubsman, darkey, derby, darkmans, dandy.
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