Titling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ling-bird \Ling"-bird`\ (l[i^]ng"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)
     The European meadow pipit; -- called also {titling}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Titling \Tit"ling\, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See {Tit}
     a small bird.]
     1. (Zool.)
        (a) The hedge sparrow; -- called also {titlene}. Its nest
            often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing
            its own eggs.
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                  The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth
                  the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another
                  bird.                             --Holland.
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        (b) The meadow pipit.
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     2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Title \Ti"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Titled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Titling}.] [Cf. L. titulare, F. titrer. See {Title}, n.]
     To call by a title; to name; to entitle.
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           Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor
           to be titled on his coin, "The Restorer of Britain."
                                                    --Milton.
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