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 Wipple-tree or Whipultre.Wisdom of Many and the Wit of One (The). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Wisdom-tooth.
 
The popular name for the third molar in each jaw. Wisdomteeth appear between 17 and 25.   1
 


 Wipple-tree or Whipultre.Wisdom of Many and the Wit of One (The). 

 
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