Bible Dictionaries
Derby
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.
(2):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Derby'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/derby.html. 1828.