darner
- a person or thing that darns.
- any of numerous odonate insects of the family Aeshnidae, comprising the largest dragonflies.
Origin of darner
darn
2- to curse; damn: Darn that pesky fly!
- give a darn. damn(def 14).
Origin of darn
2Related Words for darner
darned, lousy, confounded, blessed, bloody, cursed, accursed, damn, blasted, darn, blamed, reprobate, infernal, lost, doomed, bad, blooming, revolting, condemned, cussedExamples from the Web for darner
Historical Examples of darner
"No, they don't," rejoined Mr. Darner, in a half-confidential way.
Tony ButlerCharles James Lever
The darner must decide for herself which method for holding the work she will use.
The Art of Modern Lace MakingThe Butterick Publishing Co.
"We are sure you meant things for the best, Mr. Darner," said Jerry's mother.
The Circus Comes to TownLebbeus Mitchell
"He 's from Ireland, Mr. Darner," whispered the porter, with a half-kindly impulse to make an apology for such ignorance.
Tony ButlerCharles James Lever
Those who have written of Mrs. Darner's art have taken extreme views.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.Clara Erskine Clement
darn
1- to mend (a hole or a garment) with a series of crossing or interwoven stitches
- a patch of darned work on a garment
- the process or act of darning
Word Origin for darn
darn
2- a euphemistic word for damn (def. 1), damn (def. 2), damn (def. 4), damn (def. 4), damn (def. 15)
Word Origin and History for darner
darn
"to mend" c.1600, perhaps from Middle French darner "mend," from darne "piece," from Breton darn "piece, fragment, part." Alternative etymology is from obsolete dern (see dern). Related: Darned; darning.
darn
tame curse word, 1781, American English euphemism for damn, said to have originated in New England when swearing was a punishable offense; if so, its spread was probably influenced by 'tarnal, short for Eternal, as in By the Eternal (God), favorite exclamation of Andrew Jackson, among others. Related: darned (past participle adjective, 1806); darndest (superlative, 1844).