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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
darned \darned\ adj.
   an intensifying expletive; a eupehmism for damned; as, for
   no darned reason at all.

   syn: blasted, blessed, damn, damned, deuced, goddam, goddamn,
        goddamned, gosh-darned.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
damned 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
darn \darn\ daumrn, v. t. imp.  p. p. darned
   daumrnd; p. pr.  vb. n. darning. oe. derne, prob. of
   celtic origin; cf. w. darnio to piece, break in pieces, w. 
   arm. to e. tear. cf. tear, v. t.
   to mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn
   or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or
   thread.
   1913 webster

         he spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning
         his stockings.                           --swift.
   1913 webster

   darning last. see under last.

   darning needle.
   a a long, strong needle for mending holes or rents,
       especially in stockings.
   b zool. any species of dragon fly, having a long,
       cylindrical body, resembling a needle. these flies are
       harmless and without stings.

   note: in this sense, usually written with a hyphen. called
         also devil's darning-needle.
         1913 webster
see also:
darned darning tear darning last last darning needle 
devil's darning-needle 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
darned
     adj : expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted
           idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter";
           "not a blessed dime"; "i'll be damned or blessed or
           darned or goddamned if i'll do any such thing"; "he's
           a damn or goddam or goddamned fool"; "a deuced
           idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an
           infernal nuisance" syn: blasted, blame, blamed,
           blessed, damn, damned, deuced, everlasting, goddam,
            goddamn, goddamned, infernal
see also:
blasted blame blamed blessed damn damned 
deuced everlasting goddam goddamn goddamned 
infernal 

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