·noun The condition of being a deaf-mute.
·noun The condition, state, or habit of being mute, or without speech. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. II. Deaf ·vt To <<Deafen>>. III. Deaf ·adj Deprived of th...
·noun A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either f...
·adj As deaf as a stone; completely deaf. ...
a nut whose kernel is decayed. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Said of one who does not readily catch an order given. Thus at sea the main-mast is synonymous with ...
The Sailor's Word-Book