v. t.
He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockings. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
Darning last.
Darning needle.
n. A place mended by darning. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. A colloquial euphemism for Damn. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. an intensifying expletive; a eupehmism for
n. [ OE. darnel, dernel, of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. darnelle, Sw. dår-repe; perh. named from a supposed intoxicating quality of the plant, and akin to Sw. dåra to infatuate, OD. door foolish, G. thor fool, and Ee. dizzy. ] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus
☞ Under darnel our early herbalists comprehended all kinds of cornfield weeds. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who mends by darning.