ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Darbies

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Darbies is a noun meaning plural of darby.

Meaning

plural of darby.

More Meanings

  1. (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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