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.
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