Meaning of: darning needle
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- darning needle,
- devil's darning needle,
- dragonfly,
- mosquito hawk,
- sewing needle,
- skeeter hawk,
- snake doctor,
- snake feeder
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- slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
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- darning needle,
- embroidery needle
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- a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
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