derby
pronunciation
How to pronounce derby in British English:
UK [ˈdɑ:bi]
How to pronounce derby in American English:
US [ˈdɜrbi]
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- Noun:
- a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen
Word Origin
- derby (n.)
- type of hat," manufactured in U.S. 1850, name appears 1870, perhaps from annual Derby horse race in England, where this type of hat was worn. Race was begun 1780 by the 12th Earl of Derby; the name was used for any major horse race after 1875. Derby the English shire is Old English Deorby "deer village," from deor "deer" + by "habitation, homestead," from a Scandinavian source (see bylaw).
Example
- 1. I left derby and went to university in london .
- 2. In derby , dom polski had closed down .
- 3. What did ian mcshane say to jonny evans at the end of the manchester derby ?
- 4. It seems far away from the grubby manufacturing that derby has pioneered since the dawn of the industrial revolution .
- 5. A bit like that schoolboy in derby who now sticks his fingers in his ears when he hears mozart .