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darner

[dahr-ner] Origin

darn·er

[dahr-ner]
noun
1.
a person or thing that darns.
2.
any of numerous odonate insects of the family Aeshnidae, comprising the largest dragonflies.

Origin:
1605–15; darn1 + -er1

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Darner is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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darn

2[dahrn] Informal.
adjective, adverb
verb (used with object)
2.
to curse; damn: Darn that pesky fly!
3.
give a darn. damn (def. 13).

Origin:
1775–85; see darned
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darn1 (dɑːn)
 
vb
1.  to mend (a hole or a garment) with a series of crossing or interwoven stitches
 
n
2.  a patch of darned work on a garment
3.  the process or act of darning
 
[C16: probably from French (Channel Islands dialect) darner; compare Welsh, Breton darn piece]
 
'darner1
 
n
 
'darning1
 
n

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darn
tame curse word, 1781, Amer.Eng. euphemism for damn, said to have originated in New England when swearing was a punishable offense; if so, its spread was probably infl. by 'tarnal, short for Eternal, as in By the Eternal (God), favorite exclamation of Andrew Jackson, among
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others. Related: Darndest (superl., 1844).
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