Dictionary - Definition of DUMB ANIMAL


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. Any animal except man; -- usually restricted to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction to man, who is a ``speaking animal.'' Dumb cake , a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their future husbands. --Halliwell.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. Any animal except man; -- usually restricted to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction to man, who is a ``speaking animal.'' Dumb cake , a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their future husbands. --Halliwell.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: DUMB ANIMAL

Expressions	Definition
Dumb animal	Any animal except man; -- usually restricted to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction to man, who is a ``speaking animal.'' Dumb cake , a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their future husbands. --Halliwell. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top