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wooden ear en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) Tone-deafness of any kind.
   • have a wooden ear
2. (idiomatic) Tone-deafness of any kind. ▸ Tone-deafness for musical tone.
   • A music teacher is challenged when a student seems to have a wooden ear.
3. (idiomatic) Tone-deafness of any kind. ▸ Tone-deafness for usage tone.
   • She fancies herself a writer, but she'll steamroll idiom in a way that reveals a wooden ear.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wooden, ear.
   • These dolls were traditionally made of fabric stuffed with straw, and they often had carved wooden ears and polished coals for eyes.

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Relateds

wood ear · wooden leg

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