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old wives' tale n
a belief, usually superstitious or erroneous, passed on by word of mouth as a piece of traditional wisdom ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations old wives' tale n → vecchia superstizione f Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Byline: By JOANNE DOUGLAS News Reporter MORE than half of all patients in Yorkshire succumb to old wives' tales to beat the symptoms of flu and heavy colds. TALES AT SHIELDS CLUB OLD wives' tales are set to be the topic of discussion at a Tyneside heritage club. All old wives' tales, these, commonly written off as mere superstition, which is what they probably are. |
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