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Word: Darn
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 17th century: perhaps from dialect dern ‘to hide’, which is from Old English diernan, of West Germanic origin; compare with Middle Dutch dernen ‘stop holes in (a dyke)’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɑːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
mend (a hole in knitted material) by interweaving yarn with a needle
Short Definition:mend hole in knitted material by interweaving yarn with needle
Examples:- I don't expect you to darn my socks
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