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
Sum men are natrally more addikted tew honesty than others, jist az sum hav a better ear for musik, and larn how tew hoist and lower the 8 notes, more completely than the next man.
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
Yez larn the chilthren more in wan hour, 'n' many folks larns in a loife toime.
From The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Cora Marsland
I larn all I can in three year and quit and open a shop on Bayou Tortue, 'tween St. Martin and Lafayette.
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
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