larn
/ (lɑːn) /
facetious to learn
(tr) to teach (someone) a lesson: that'll larn you!
Origin of larn
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How to use larn in a sentence
And all the fal-lals and di-does they larn em in high school now doesnt amount to a row of pins in practical life.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonShe couldn't larn, an' de Lord took her whar dey don't ask what you knows,—only dis: does you lub de Lord?
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesI suppose they don't have to go to school to larn how to bite something that they dislike so much they want to eat it.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneThey jest poke 'em out o' the nest, an' larn 'em to fly an' pick up their own livin'; an' that's what makes birds on 'em.
Sevenoaks | J. G. HollandLet's teach 'em nothing at all, if we can't larn 'em something better than wrangling about religion.
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