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
Give a smart child a pack ov kards and a spellin book, and he will larn tew pla a good game ov hi lo jak long before he kan spell a word ov two sillables.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
She’s full up o’ the right stuff, but she got no show to larn!
From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
She couldn't larn nothin' out a book but was kinder and more friendly like than the rest of the lot.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration
Yes, ma'am,' says I; 'and if the young ladies wants it in the schoolroom to larn out of, I'll bring it in with pleasure.'
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Lever, Charles James
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