Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: derby
IPA transcription: [d'ɝbi]
Pronunciations of derby
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bowler_hat, bowler, derby_hat, derby, plug_hat
    Meaning: a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
Usage examples
  • What would you say if you saw one in spats and a black derby?"
  • The earls of Huntingdon, Derby, and Rutland imitated his example.
  • From Derby, still journeying northwards, we passed two months in Cumberland and Westmorland.
  • But though given to sport, by which he meant modern prize-fighting and the Epsom course on the Derby day, Mr. Jones was a man who dearly loved respectable customers and respectable lodgers.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Edward VII, License CC BY-SA 4.0