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stone-deaf definition

stone·-deaf (stōn′def′)

adjective

completely deaf

Etymology: see stone-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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stone mason in a tin mine became stone deaf from onstant banging

Posted by tim 77 days ago.

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