Darn /(därn)/

Darn

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Darned; p. pr. & vb. n. Darning

  1. 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.
    He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockings.

Phrases & Compounds

Darning last
See under Last.
Darning needle
A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents, especially in stockings.

Darn

n.
  1. A place mended by darning.

Darn

v. t.
  1. A colloquial euphemism for Damn.