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mother wit
[ muhth-er wit ]
noun
- natural or practical intelligence, wit, or sense.
mother wit
noun
- native practical intelligence; common sense
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mother wit1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English moderis wytte
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Gault eventually got there, reclaiming a bit of her mom's "mother wit."
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To understand the limits of my own education and the farther reach of mother wit.
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As for their viewing of Spike Lee’s movie, the scene that Tanne derives from it is a minor masterwork of ironic psychology and mother wit.
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She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit.
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But mother wit and “needs must†trained him in a short time to win the ear of an audience.
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