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darbies
noun
[ ˈdɑːbɪz ]
• handcuffs.
Origin:
late 17th century: allusive use of Father Darby's bands, a rigid form of agreement which put debtors in the power of moneylenders, possibly from the name of a 16th-century usurer.
