'deaf-and-dumb' definitions:
Definition of 'deaf-and-dumb'
From: WordNet
adjective
Lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak [syn: deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute]
Definition of 'deaf-and-dumb'
From: 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]