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- [dahr-bee]
- /ˈdɑr bi/
- /ˈdɑː.bi/
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- [dahr-bee]
- /ˈdɑr bi/
Definitions of darby word
- noun darby Abraham. 1677–1717, British iron manufacturer: built the first coke-fired blast furnace (1709) 3
- noun plural darby a float having two handles, used by plasterers. 1
- noun darby a city in SE Pennsylvania. 1
- noun darby A specialized tool used to finish concrete slabs. A stiff, wooden or metal wedge or triangle, it is used to smooth and level the surface of wet concrete. 1
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Origin of darby
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; perhaps after a proper name or Derby, England
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Parts of speech for Darby
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
darby popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
darby usage trend in Literature
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