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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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  1. 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.
  2. n. A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.
  3. n. a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
  4. 1. 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. Derby Day, the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes, -- Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide. 2. A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.
  5. n:100 n a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim