Definition of Derby

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Definition of Derby
	Derby 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. A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown. Related Definitions: Annually, At, By, Crown, Derby, Earl, Felt, For, Hat, In, Instituted, It, London, Near, Of, Race, Run, Stiff, The, Was, With

Derby Quotations

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.
Charlie Chaplin

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.
Charlie Chaplin

I went out to the Derby on Wednesday and think it is the most interesting thing I ever saw over here.
Richard H. Davis

Marcel Desailly was pretty hard when I played against him in a Milan derby.
Paul Ince

If Jack Nicklaus can win the Masters at 46, I can win the Kentucky Derby at 54.
Bill Shoemaker

Storing your car in New York is safer than entering it in a demolition derby. But not much.
Daniel S. Greenberg

Derby Translations

derby in Swedish is derby, plommonstop

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