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nounwit tooth (plural wit teeth)
plural wit teeth · alternative wit-tooth
- datedrareSynonym of wisdom tooth.
About this period a small molar appears at the extremity of each jaw, which is called the wisdom tooth or wit tooth, making the whole number of permanent teeth 32.
1903, Robley Dunglison, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, A Dictionary of Medical Science, page 331Synonyms: wisdom tooth
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nounSynonym of wisdom tooth.
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