darby

plural darbies

1. A specialized tool used to smooth and level the surface of wet concrete, consisting of a stiff wedge or triangle of wood or metal.

   Synonyms: derby, derby float, derby slicker

plural Darbys

1. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.
2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.

   The man whom you call Diarmaid when you speak Irish, a low, pernicious, un-Irish, detestable custom, begot by slavery, and propagated by cringing, and fostered by flunkeyism, forces you to call Jeremiah when you speak English, or as a concession, Darby.

   2000, David Pierce, Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader, . Cork University Press., →ISBN, page 8

3. countableuncountableA female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

   "You could always pick names, Thomas. I remember women you turned down because you didn't like their names. Gorgeous, hot women, but with flat names. Darby. Has a nice, erotic touch to it. What a name.

   1992, John Grisham, The Pelican Brief, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 52

4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Teton County, Idaho.
   2. countableuncountableA town in Ravalli County, Montana.
   3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
   4. countableuncountableThree townships in Ohio, in Madison County, Pickaway County and Union County.
   5. countableuncountableA borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
   6. countableuncountableA township (with two halves separated by other areas) in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
5. countablemisspellinguncountableMisspelling of Derby.