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See: fatuous, mute, speechless, taciturn DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND. A man born deaf, dumb, and blind, is considered an idiot. (q.v.) 1 Bl. Com. 304; F. N. B. 233; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 2111. DUMB. One who cannot speak; a person who is mute. See Deaf and dumb, Deaf, dumb, and blind; Mute, standing mute. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bush's goals in Iraq have been dumbed down once again to the idea of a country that can govern, sustain and defend itself, we have to ask ourselves: Isn't that what Iraq was before we invaded? The reason: Ant's comedy isn't gay comedy for gay audiences; it's gay comedy dumbed down for straight audiences. Fine said education has been dumbed down "far more than we dare admit"; she believed that adults will not want to read literature if they never learn how to tackle challenging texts when they are children. |
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