Titling \Tit"ling\, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit
a small bird.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) (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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |