larn
Britishverb
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facetious to learn
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(tr) to teach (someone) a lesson
that'll larn you!
Etymology
Origin of larn
C18: from a dialect form of learn
Example Sentences
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Fast as you larn thangs, you’ll be a-workin’ both sides of the aisle in no time.’
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
When I was young, like you, I had no one to teach me manners—except the world; and it did larn me some.
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Charles A. Beach
Precepts are poor stuff tew bring up young ones on, it iz like sending them down cellar without enny kandle tew larn them tew see in the dark.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
You are teaching me manners, whether I’m willing to larn ’em or not.”
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Charles A. Beach
Dey have teacher name Runnells and a old blue-back speller to larn out of.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration
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