Darning needle Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
embroidery needle.
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noun slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
dragonfly; snake doctor; sewing needle; mosquito hawk; skeeter hawk; devil's darning needle; snake feeder.
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(a) A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents, especially in stockings.(b) (Zoöl.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long, cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are harmless and without stings.In this sense, usually written with a hyphen. Called alsodevil's darning-needle .
