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Definition of old saw in English: old sawnoun A sententious saying, a homily; a traditional proverb or maxim; a homespun aphorism.
Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Gower (d. 1408), poet. Definition of old saw in US English: old sawnoun A sententious saying, a homily; a traditional proverb or maxim; a homespun aphorism.
Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Gower (d. 1408), poet. |