noun (plural derbies)
1 (AmE) = BOWLER(2)
2 (BrE) a sports competition between teams from the same area or town:
a local derby between the two North London sides * a derby match
3 a race or sports competition:
a motorcycle derby
seealsoDEMOLITIONDERBY
4 (Derby) used in the name of several horse races which happen every year:
the Epsom Derby * the Kentucky Derby
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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