Deaf-and-dumb

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  deaf and dumb \deaf and dumb\, deaf-and-dumb \deaf-and-dumb\adj.
     both deaf and unable to speak; without the sense of hearing
     or the faculty of speech. Same as {Deaf-mute}.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  deaf-and-dumb
       adj : lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak [syn:
             {deaf-mute}]