See Also: deaf mute(dictionary)
deaf-mute(medicine)
deaf mute(dictionary)
deaf(dictionary)
deaf(2)(dictionary)
deaf(1)(dictionary)
deaf(medicine)
tone-deaf(dictionary)
stone deaf(dictionary)
DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND(law)

deaf mute (iou)



deaf mute noun & adjectival phr. Now offensive. Also (esp. as adjective) deaf-mute. M19.
[from DEAF adjective + MUTE adjective & noun2 after French sourd-muet.]
A. noun phr. A deaf and dumb person. M19.
b. adjective. Both deaf and dumb; of or pertaining to the deaf and dumb. M19.
deaf-'mutism noun the condition of being both deaf and dumb M19.