Crossword clues for darbies
darbies
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Darbies
Darbies \Dar"bies\ (d[aum]r"b[i^]z), n. pl. Manacles; handcuffs. [Cant]
Jem Clink will fetch you the darbies.
--Sir W.
Scott.
Note: In ``The Steel Glass'' by Gascoigne, printed in 1576, occurs the line ``To binde such babes in father Derbies bands.''
Wiktionary
darbies
n. 1 (darby English) 2 (context UK slang English) handcuffs
Usage examples of "darbies".
Watson, that this gentleman is just visiting here upon some other business entirely, when I just happen to bring in these darbies, and he just happens to be the man who made 'em-well, no policeman worth his badge is going to accept that sort of thing as a coincidence.
I'll clap the darbies on that gentleman before you can say Jack Robinson!