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old wives' tale
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old wives' tale
n.
A superstitious belief or story belonging to traditional folklore.

old wives' tale
n
a belief, usually superstitious or erroneous, passed on by word of mouth as a piece of traditional wisdom
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Noun1.old wives' tale - a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth
lore, traditional knowledge - knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"
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old wives' tale nvecchia superstizione f


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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.
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All old wives' tales, these, commonly written off as mere superstition, which is what they probably are.
 
 
 
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