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
"Now, Massar Martin, you've larned how to ketch perks, and you must larn how to lan' 'em."
From The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 by Henry S. Spalding
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
Do the best you can aboard here to larn your duty, and I’ll keep an eye on you.
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Charles A. Beach
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