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
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
I could not help taking this way to larn her a little manners.
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.
He point to de letters with de long broom straw and dat's how we larn our A B C's.
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
You are teaching me manners, whether I’m willing to larn ’em or not.”
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.
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