Definition of Deaf-mote
Deaf"-mute` (?), n. A person who
is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing,
has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost
it. [See Illust. of Dactylology.]
Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by
artificial methods, they have been taught to speak
imperfectly.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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