Meaning of adder-deaf in English:
adder-deaf
adjective
poetic, rareDeaf as an adder.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Gervase Markham (?1568–1637), author.
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Deaf as an adder.
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Gervase Markham (?1568–1637), author.