tools of ignorance
n.pl.— «The term “tools of ignorance” is my 2nd favorite baseball colloquialism.» —“Howdy” by White toolsOfIgnorance (Monrovia, California) May 14, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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