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Titling
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. 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.
2. The meadow pipit.
3. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.