Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAlternative spelling of darkey (“dark-skinned person”). · Alternative spelling of darkey (“dark lantern”). · The time of darkness: night or dusk.
Etymology tree English dark Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English darky From dark + -y.
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