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1Darbies — Dar bies (d[aum]r b[i^]z), n. pl. Manacles; handcuffs. [Cant] [1913 Webster] 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… …
2darbies — 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… …
3derbies — see derby I variant of darbies …