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verb

Darn v. t. (past & past part. darned; pres. part. darning) To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread. "He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockings."

Darning last. See under Last.

Darning needle.

(a)

A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents, especially in stockings.

(b)

(Zool.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long, cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are harmless and without stings. Note: (In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.) Called also devil's darning-needle.

Darn v. t. A colloquial euphemism for Damn.

adjective

darned adj. An intensifying expletive; a eupehmism for damned; as, for no darned reason at all.

Synonyms: blasted, blessed, damn, damned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, gosh-darned.

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Etymology of 'Darned'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Darned" Quotes from Famous Books

... working at them iron pins in the far corner?'—he pointed to a thick-set, dark and burly seaman working in the way he had described—'go and stick yer knife in him, and I'm good for a bottle—two, if you like, you darned little shootin' rat of a man'; and he clutched me with his great paw and shook me until my teeth chattered again. But his look was full of meaning, and I believe that he wished every word that ...

— The Iron Pirate - A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea • Max Pemberton

... "It's all darned easy to talk," said Ohio. "You curse the grog at sea when you can't get it; set you ashore, and you're ...

— The Blue Lagoon - A Romance • H. de Vere Stacpoole

... Helping Wolf Struve to escape! Well, I'm darned if that don't beat my time. How come you to think him your brother?" ...

— A Texas Ranger • William MacLeod Raine

... on. I dare to say anything that comes up my darned back, you bet. I'm not going to knuckle down ...

— The Green Mummy • Fergus Hume

... be darned if I'm goin' to wait any longer," the first speaker whined. "I'm tired an' sleepy, an' want to go home. I wish to G— that Ben would do ...

— The Unknown Wrestler • H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody

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