"plugged, adj." - Word of the Day from the OED

[Wilson Gray]

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 4:10 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am not sure if "my ears _still unplugged_" (1823) qualifies.

FWIW, it is the case that, as the consequence of an infection, my
right ear is plugged, whereas my left ear, though likewise infected,
is, in point of fact, "_still unplugged_."

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