Definition of Deaf-and-dumb person

1. Noun. A deaf person who is unable to speak.

Exact synonyms: Deaf-mute, Mute
Generic synonyms: Deaf Person
Specialized synonyms: Dummy, Silent Person
Derivative terms: Deaf-mute, Mute

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deaf-and-dumb Person

deae-cellulose
deae-dextran
deae ex machinis
deaerate
deaerated
deaerates
deaerating
deaeration
deaerations
deaerator
deaerators
deaf
deaf(p)
deaf-aid
deaf-and-dumb
deaf-and-dumb person (current term)
deaf-blindness
deaf-mute
deaf-muteness
deaf-mutes
deaf-mutism
deaf and dumb
deaf as a doorpost
deaf as a post
deaf person
deaf to(p)
deafblind
deafblindness
deafen
deafened

Literary usage of Deaf-and-dumb person

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Deaf and Dumb: Or, A Collection of Articles Relating to the Condition of by Edwin John Mann (1836)
"MARRIAGE OF A DEAF AND DUMB PERSON. ON Monday evening, I witnessed a ceremony which was very interesting on account of one of the persons engaged. ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"So a sworn interpreter maybe used to communicate with a deaf and dumb person on bis arraignment and trial under an indictment. Com. v. Hill, U Mass. ..."

3. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1892)
"A deaf-and-dumb person who has never been instructed is altogether irresponsible for any action civil or criminal. Such a person cannot even be called on to ..."

4. Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1856)
"A deaf and dumb person is not incompetent to give evidence unless he be also blind. He may be examined through the medium of a sworn interpreter who ..."

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