The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Darn \Darn\, n.
   A place mended by darning.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Darn \Darn\, v. t.
   A colloquial euphemism for Damn.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Darn \Darn\ (d[aum]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Darned
   (d[aum]rnd); 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.
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         He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning
         his stockings.                           --Swift.
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   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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

darn
    n 1: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a
         damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn:
         damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks,
         tinker's damn, tinker's dam]
    2: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a
       garment); "her stockings had several mends" [syn: mend,
       patch, darn]
    v 1: repair by sewing; "darn socks"