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cauliflower ears

cauliflower ears is the plural of cauliflower ear.

Meaning of cauliflower ear

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

Questions about cauliflower ears

What is cauliflower ears the plural of?
Cauliflower ears is the plural of cauliflower ear.

Words near cauliflower ears in the dictionary

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

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