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cauliflower ear:

Definitions:

  1. an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers

Examples:

  1. the like . Scars , wounds , black eyes , bullet holes , even a cauliflower ear perhaps ... Very entertaining for model and observers alike . COLUMBUS HEALTH INSURANCE OHIO PAGES
  2. 've always had a moustache and I 've always worn a headband to protect my cauliflower ears . But if I was playing now I 'd have to be a lot ,
  3. , but any Wimseycal traits stop there . He has a broken nose and a cauliflower ear , and a man , " Flash George " Wibley , who is a former

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