- thick of hearing
- obsoletedeafNow replaced by hard of hearing:Doubtless I may be thick of hearing... (Quiller-Couch, 1890)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
thick of hearing
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