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Meanings of deaf-and-dumb in English

Lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak.

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Usage of deaf-and-dumb in English
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A curious contortion of the deaf-and-dumb alphabet was used among the
Big and Little Sisters: A Story of an Indian Mission School
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There is more girlish laughter, more buzz and more deaf-and-dumb language.
The Sunny Side
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She is learning the deaf-and-dumb alphabet in order the better to communicate with me.
The Last Shot
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No particular consideration has to be given to deaf-and-dumb employees.
My Life and Work
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This time Raissa had her little deaf-and-dumb sister with her.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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However, here's a chance for you to practise deaf-and-dumb drill.
Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
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You can use deaf-and-dumb language if it's more comfortable.
A Tale of Time City
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The hall wore its deaf-and-dumb air, its black-and-white stillness.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
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He certainly had great use for his deaf-and-dumb servant.
The Circular Study
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The N. Y. employees are deaf-and-dumb girls supplied by schools from all over the country.
The new yorker
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She would mix him up with the time when she went to visit the deaf-and-dumb hospital.
Three Men and a Maid
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I practised the deaf-and-dumb alphabet on the train.
The Last Shot
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Mr. Tennyson went about soliloquizing in deaf-and-dumb language.
The new yorker
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I haven't found a soul to speak to since I arrived yesterday afternoon except deaf-and-dumb rustics.
Something New
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But that man is crazy, and deaf-and-dumb besides!
The Circular Study
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It was a kind of deaf-and-dumb house.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes