Definition of mother wit Mother wit

moth•er wit

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What does mother wit mean?

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Noun

mother wit - sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
  common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense
  sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
  logic reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"
  nous common sense; "she has great social nous"
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  • mother wit
    Sound practical judgment.

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