Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as tin-wits.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Mining) Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping.

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  • noun mining, UK, dialect, Cornish Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping.

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Examples

  • I believe in the people's government but this group along with Palin and Bauchmann the two most uneducated nit-witts who think they know better how to run this country.

    CNN Poll: Public divided on eliminating all nuclear weapons 2010

  • Obama does not understand healthcare in our country and I would prefer that a board of physicians, who truly understand the system create a healthcare initiative for all people, not taxing employees who are barely able to survive, or retirement age people who are at witts end as to why they will not have entitlement to Medicare benefits after having worked for 40 years to achieve it.

    Poll: Obama drops on health care 2009

  • CNN was second only to Foxnews in drumming up support for the war, telling us to be scared out of our witts, resulting in 80% support for the war by the public at its start because we 'had to' invade.

    Blitzer: Awkward Iraq news for McCain campaign 2008

  • Naugt so menny ov us be keepin R witts about us on this lolcat!

    Iz not too youngs - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • PHILLIPS: Well, a Brooklyn sixth grader can thank mom's good advice and her own quick witts and courage for escaping an alleged attacker.

    CNN Transcript May 16, 2007 2007

  • First you say “I am being challenged to a dual of witts by an unarmed opponent.”

    Lean Left » Blog Archive » Gay Families Sign Up For White House Easter Egg Roll 2006

  • I am being challenged to a dual of witts by an unarmed opponent.

    Lean Left » Blog Archive » Gay Families Sign Up For White House Easter Egg Roll 2006

  • In the meane time the liberal Sciences florished, men's witts were sharpe and quicke, greate paines euery way was taken: and yet nothing was spoken of the creation of the worlde.

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

  • _Ginecocratia: _ the king was supposed to be a person very amorous and effeminate, and therefore most ruled his ordinary affaires by the aduise of women either for the loue he bare to their persons of liking he had to their pleasant ready witts and vtterance.

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

  • There were others that for the peoples good instruction, and triall of their owne witts vsed in places of great assembly, to say by rote nombers of short and sententious meetres, very pithie and of good edification, and thereupon were called Poets _Mimistes_: as who would say, imitable and meet to be followed for their wise and graue lessons.

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

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