darbies

[ dahr-beez ]

/ ˈdɑr biz /

plural noun British Slang.

handcuffs; manacles.

Origin of darbies

First recorded in 1565–75; probably from the phrase Darby's bonds a rigid bond, perhaps named after a noted 16th-century usurer

Words nearby darbies

Dapsang, dapsone, DAR, daraf, Daraprim, darbies, d'Arblay, darby, Darby and Joan, Darby and Joan settee, Darbyite

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Example sentences from the Web for darbies

The next instant the darbies were on her tender wrists, and we will add that no resistance was offered.
Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist|Harlan Page Halsey
And then the darbies were on him, and soon after they were off me.
The Torch and Other Tales|Eden Phillpotts
Now he in chains and in the prison garb is Mourning the crime that couples Jones with darbies.
Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign|John Ashton
That's not in my department, I shall have the darbies on him some day.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851|Various

I have put the darbies on the most terrible ruffian of modern times.'
The Exploits of Juve|Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain

British Dictionary definitions for darbies

darbies

/ (ˈdɑːbɪz) /

pl n

British short for handcuffsSee handcuff

Word Origin for darbies

C16: perhaps from the phrase Father Derby's or Father Darby's bonds, a rigid agreement between a usurer and his client

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单词	darbies
释义	darbies [ dahr-beez ] / ˈdɑr biz / plural noun British Slang. handcuffs; manacles. Origin of darbies First recorded in 1565–75; probably from the phrase Darby's bonds a rigid bond, perhaps named after a noted 16th-century usurer Words nearby darbies Dapsang, dapsone, DAR, daraf, Daraprim, darbies, d'Arblay, darby, Darby and Joan, Darby and Joan settee, Darbyite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for darbies The next instant the darbies were on her tender wrists, and we will add that no resistance was offered. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist\|Harlan Page Halsey And then the darbies were on him, and soon after they were off me. The Torch and Other Tales\|Eden Phillpotts Now he in chains and in the prison garb is Mourning the crime that couples Jones with darbies. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign\|John Ashton That's not in my department, I shall have the darbies on him some day. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851\|Various I have put the darbies on the most terrible ruffian of modern times.' The Exploits of Juve\|Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain British Dictionary definitions for darbies darbies / (ˈdɑːbɪz) / pl n British short for handcuffsSee handcuff Word Origin for darbies C16: perhaps from the phrase Father Derby's or Father Darby's bonds, a rigid agreement between a usurer and his client Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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