old wives' tale
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old wives' tale
n.
A superstitious or spurious belief belonging to traditional folklore.
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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
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old′ wives'′ tale`
n.
a traditional, often superstitious, belief or story.
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Noun | 1. | 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
n → vecchia superstizione fCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wife
(waif) – plural wives (waivz) – noun the woman to whom one is married. Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.
old wives' tale a superstitious and misleading story.
ˈwife-battering noun the crime of beating one's own wife.
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