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For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain," and, "The laborer is worthy of his wages." ( 1Tim. 5:18 ) When Thomas Aquinas began to attend classes at the University of Paris in the 13th century, he seldom spoke up in class. His fellow students thought that his silence meant he wasn't very smart, so they nicknamed him "the dumb ox." (from Our Daily Bread) The Urban Dictionary definitions of dumb ox: dumb ox dumbbell stupid dork donkey dimwit cretin boob blockhead ass torpid thick slow-witted sluggish simpleton stolid slow simple-minded simple phlegmatic obtuse numskulled nitwit nincompoop moronic moron meathead lunkhead lethargic jackass imbecile impassive imbecilic ignorant ignoramus halfwit half-witted fatheaded feebleminded foolish dunderhead dunce dumb-blonde dumbo dummy dull dumb dumb head dumdum dumb bunny dolt