wit

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• Wit

  (·inf) of Wit. II. Wit ·v Mind; intellect; understanding; sense. III. Wit ·noun To <<Know>>; to <<...

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• After-wit

  ·noun Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use. ...

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• Half-wit

  ·noun A foolish; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce. ...

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• Wit-cracker

  ·noun One who breaks jests; a joker. ...

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• Wit-snapper

  ·noun One who affects repartee; a wit-cracker. ...

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• Wit-starved

  ·adj Barren of wit; destitute of genius. ...

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• bandy-he-wit

  a name given to any dog, when persons intend to use it in making sport of its master, Lan. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose