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Deaf-and-dumb

adjective

Lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak. Synonym: deaf-mute.

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"Deaf-and-dumb" Quotes from Famous Books

... say," she added with a confession of unusual weakness, "that I am glad the Indians escaped the other way. I would hardly know what to do with Indians, even quite tame ones. While I know a few letters of the deaf-and-dumb language, which I believe all tribes use in common, I fear that in a moment of excitement I ...

— Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions • Mary Roberts Rinehart

Words linked to "Deaf-and-dumb" : deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, deaf