Darʹbies (2 syl.)
.Handcuffs. This is derived from “Darby and Joan,” because orginally two prisoners were linked together as Darby and Joan.
Handcuffs. This is derived from “Darby and Joan,” because orginally two prisoners were linked together as Darby and Joan.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.