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  • 81wit|e|na|ge|mot — or wit|e|na|ge|mote «WIHT uh nuh guh MOHT», noun. the royal council of the Anglo Saxons; assembly of the witan. ╂[modern revival of Old English witena gemōt (literally) assembly of wise men < witena, genitive plural of wita councilor (see etym …

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  • 82wit|ling — «WIHT lihng», noun. a person who fancies himself to be clever at repartee; would be wit. ╂[< wit1 + ling] …

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  • 83wit|ster — «WIHT stuhr», noun. a person who is adept in making witticisms; wit …

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  • 84wit|tol — «WIHT uhl», noun. Archaic. a man who is aware of and complaisant about the infidelity of his wife; contented cuckold. ╂[Middle English wetewold, apparently < weten to wit, know + wold, as in cokewold cuckold] …

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  • 85Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy — Wit and Mirth: Or Pills to Purge Melancholy is the title of a large collection of songs by Thomas d Urfey, published between 1698 and 1720, which in its final, six volume edition held over 1,000 songs and poems. The collection started as a single …

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  • 86Wit's End Publishing — is a small publishing house established in 2003 by JT Lindroos and Kathleen Martin. It has published two titles by Charles Willeford: The Second Half of the Double Feature , a collection of Willeford s short fiction and poetry, and a reprint of… …

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  • 87wit|loof — «WIHT lohf», noun. = endive. (Cf. ↑endive) ╂[< Dutch witloof (literally) white leaf] …

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  • 88wit|ti|cism — «WIHT uh sihz uhm», noun. a witty remark. SYNONYM(S): quip, mot …

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  • 89wit|ti|ness — «WIHT ee nihs», noun. the character of being witty; quality of being ingenious or clever …

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  • 90wit|ting|ly — «WIHT ihng lee», adverb. knowingly; intentionally. SYNONYM(S): purposely, designedly …

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