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titling
CIDE DICTIONARY
titling, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird.].
- The hedge sparrow; -- called also
titlene . Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs. [1913 Webster]"The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird." [1913 Webster] - Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
titling, n. the impressing of a title in gold leaf etc. on the cover of a book.
titling, n.
1 a titlark.
2 a titmouse.
1 a titlark.
2 a titmouse.
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