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(), n.[Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird.] 1. (Zol.) (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. スポンサード リンク
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