wit tooth

English

Alternative forms

• wit-tooth

Etymology

From wit +‎ tooth.

Noun

wit tooth (plural wit teeth)

1. (rare, dated) Synonym of wisdom tooth
   • 1903, Robley Dunglison, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, A Dictionary of Medical Science, page 331:

     About this period a small molar appears at the extremity of each jaw, which is called the wisdom tooth or wit tooth, making the whole number of permanent teeth 32.