Jem Clink will fetch you the darbies. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In ``The Steel Glass'' by Gascoigne, printed in 1576, occurs the line ``To binde such babes in father Derbies bands.'' [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
darbies — n.pl. Brit. sl. handcuffs. Etymology: allusive use of Father Darby s bands, some rigid form of agreement for debtors (16th c.) * * * ˈdärbēz noun plural Etymology: probably short for obsolete (father) Derbies (or Darbies) bonds rigidly bonded… … Useful english dictionary
darbies — /dahr beez/, n.pl. Brit. Slang. handcuffs; manacles. [1565 75; prob. from the phrase Darby s bonds a rigid bond, perh. named after a noted 16th century usurer] * * * … Universalium
Darbies — pl n (history) handcuffs (from British slang; in the 16th C. known as Father Darbie s bands ) … Dictionary of Australian slang
darbies — Australian Slang pl n (history) handcuffs (from British slang; in the 16th C. known as Father Darbie s bands ) … English dialects glossary
darbies — dar·bies || dÉ‘Ëbɪz n. (British Slang) handcuffs, manaclesn. large trowel for levelling concrete or plaster … English contemporary dictionary
darbies — [ dα:bɪz] plural noun archaic, informal handcuffs. Origin C17: allusive use of Father Darby s bands, an agreement which put debtors in the power of moneylenders … English new terms dictionary
darbies — dar·bies … English syllables
darbies — /ˈdabiz/ (say dahbeez) plural noun Prison Colloquial handcuffs. {allusive use of Father Darby s bands , a debtor s agreement} …
darbies — Handcuffs … Ballentine's law dictionary
Billy Budd — infobox Book | name = Billy Budd title orig = translator = image caption = author = Herman Melville illustrator = cover artist = country = flagicon|USA United States language = English series = genre = Novella publisher = release date = 1924… … Wikipedia
