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Don't forget: Using a darning needle, weave the tail end of the yarn in and out of the stitches.
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Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
After all, some of the first subcutaneous drug delivery options involved shoving a pellet of medication under the skin with a darning needle.
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Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2021
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Dragonflies have colorful common names, such as devil’s darning needle, horse stinger, eye-snatcher, and snake doctor.
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National Geographic, 28 Apr. 2020
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First Known Use
1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Darning needle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darning%20needle. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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