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1. (n.) darning needle
a long needle with a long eye used in darning.
2. darning needle
Chiefly Northern and Western U.S. a dragonfly.
Etymology: (1755–65)
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1. (noun) darning needle, embroidery needle
a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
2. (noun) dragonfly, darning needle, devil's darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk
slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
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