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forewit
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forewit, n.
- A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste. [1913 Webster]"Nor that the forewits, that would draw the rest unto their liking, always like the best." [1913 Webster]
- Foresight; prudence. [1913 Webster]"Let this forewit guide thy thought." [1913 Webster]
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