Definition for mother wit - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	mother wit (mother wit) noun [mass noun] natural ability to cope with everyday matters; common sense: the police lacked the mother wit of city people		Nearby Words Mother Nature Mother of God Mother of Presidents Mother of States mother of thousands mother ship Mother Shipton Mother Superior mother tongue mother wit Mother's Day mother's help mother's milk mother's ruin mother's son mother-in-law mother-in-law's tongue mother-naked mother-of-pearl