Associations to the word «Derbyshire»

Wiktionary

DERBYSHIRE, proper noun. A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
DERBYSHIRE NECK, noun. (UK) (archaic) goitre
DERBYSHIRE SPAR, noun. (mineral) A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats