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cauliflower ear

cauliflower ear noun: an ear swollen and deformed by repeated blows, common among boxers and rugby players.

Noun

cauliflower ear (plural cauliflower ears)

  1. An ear swollen and deformed by repeated blows, common among boxers and rugby players.
    • A huge man with a notable cauliflower ear was peering into the car, a scowl of suspicion upon his face.1928 February 25 – March 3, Arthur Conan Doyle, “When the World Screamed”, in The Professor Challenger Stories […], London: John Murray, […], published [1952], →OCLC, page 560
    • Having gone in a lot for boxing from his earliest years, he had the cauliflower ear of which I had spoken to Aunt Dahlia and in addition to this a nose which some hidden hand had knocked slightly out of the straight.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter III, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC

cauliflower ear meaning in Tamil

cauliflower ear in Tamil

காற்பூச்செவி

Synonyms of cauliflower ear

Forms of cauliflower ear

pluralcauliflower ears

Questions about cauliflower ear

What does cauliflower ear mean?
Cauliflower ear means an ear swollen and deformed by repeated blows, common among boxers and rugby players.
What is cauliflower ear in Tamil?
Cauliflower ear in Tamil is காற்பூச்செவி. See Cauliflower ear meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cauliflower ear?
Cauliflower ear is a noun.
What is the plural of cauliflower ear?
The plural of cauliflower ear is cauliflower ears.

Words near cauliflower ear in the dictionary

  1. cauliflorous
  2. cauliflory
  3. cauliflower
  4. cauliflower cheese
  5. cauliflower coral
  6. cauliflower ear
  7. cauliflower ears
  8. cauliflower fungus
  9. cauliflower mushroom
  10. cauliflower mushrooms
  11. cauliflower rice

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