Definition of "darning needle" []

• A long, large-eyed needle used in darning. (noun)
• Northeastern, Upper Northern, & Western U.S. See dragonfly. See Regional Note at dragonfly. (noun)

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• "She was so ashamed of herself she felt like jabbing the big darning needle into her leg, but she was too happy to contemplate self-infliction of pain for very long, and anyway, it was just an extravagant way of expressing her remorse."