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Definition of Deby

Derby (94), county town of Derbyshire, on the Derwent, with manufactures of silk, cotton hosiery, lace, porcelain, &c.; it is the centre of a great railway system.
- Wikipedia

Der"by (?; usually ? in Eng.; 85), n. 1. A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780.

Derby Day, the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes, -- Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide.

2. A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

DERBY. To come down with the derbies; to pay the money.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

  • any of several annual horseraces
  • (North America) a bowler hat


Derby

  • a city in the east Midlands of England, once the county town of Derbyshire
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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