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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
        3
        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 ...
        6
        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
        10
        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