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Devils darning needle

A dragon fly See Darning needle under Darn v t...


Darn

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...


darned

an intensifying expletive a eupehmism for damned as for no darned reason at all...


Devilism

The state of the devil or of devils doctrine of the devil or of devils...


Dare devil

A reckless fellow Also used adjectively as dare devil excitement...


Deviling

A young devil...


Devilize

To make a devil of...


Devil on the neck

Devil on the neck, an instrument of torture, formerly used to extort confessions, etc. It was made of several irons, which were fastened to the neck and legs and wrenched together so as to break the back...


Devil's advocate

Devil's advocate. See ADVOCATE DIABOLI....


needleful

As much thread as is used in a needle at one time...


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