Definition of Titleng
Tit"ling (?), n. [Icel. titlingr a tit
sparrow. See Tit a small bird.] 1.
(Zoöl.) (a) The hedge sparrow; -- called
also titlene. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for
depositing its own eggs.
The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the
egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird.
Holland.
(b) The meadow pipit.
2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in
customhouses.
Tit"ling (?), n. [Icel. titlingr a tit
sparrow. See Tit a small bird.] 1.
(Zoöl.) (a) The hedge sparrow; -- called
also titlene. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for
depositing its own eggs.
The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the
egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird.
Holland.
(b) The meadow pipit.
2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in
customhouses.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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