darning needle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
    embroidery needle.
  2. 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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