Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sports Any of various annual horseraces, especially for three-year-olds.
- noun Sports A formal race usually having an open field of contestants.
- noun A stiff felt hat with a round crown and a narrow, curved brim.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The most important annual horse-race of England, founded in 1780 by the twelfth Earl of Derby, and run at Epsom, Surrey, in the spring, generally on the Wednesday before Whitsuntide.
- noun [lowercase] A masons' two-handled float.
- noun [lowercase] A stiff felt hat with rounded crown and more or less narrow brim, worn by men, and sometimes also by women, for walking or riding.
- Same as
Derbian .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes, -- Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide.
- noun A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
annual horseraces . - noun By extension, any organized
race . - noun US A
bowler hat - noun sports A
local derby
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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As far as the cat fishin derby goes, if they want a couples discount it should apply to everyone or no-one.
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As far as the cat fishin derby goes, if they want a couples discount it should apply to everyone or no-one.
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Roller derby is ultimately window dressing for the coming of age story.
Rabid Reads: "Whip It" (aka "Derby Girl") by Shauna Cross 2010
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For Istanbul derbies, the fierce clash of Turkey's two most successful teams, Fenerbahçe Galatasaray for some fans, winning the derby is more important than winning the league.
Archive 2009-02-01 Azmie aka switch image 2009
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The home run derby is scheduled for tomorrow and the actual game for Wednesday.
Welcome to Portland, minor league baseball fans! Now get out. (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Roller derby is ultimately window dressing for the coming of age story.
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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Learn more about her accomplishments on the track as well as in derby art!
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The nearest competitor in the speed derby is Kent, whose Fasteel clocks in at 1625, but with lighter payloads.
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The home run derby is scheduled for tomorrow and the actual game for Wednesday.
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For Istanbul derbies, the fierce clash of Turkey's two most successful teams, Fenerbahçe Galatasaray for some fans, winning the derby is more important than winning the league.
Completed Galatasaray S.K. 2008-09 kits Azmie aka switch image 2009
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