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Webster 1913 Edition
Tit
Tit
,Noun.
1.
A small horse.
Tusser.
2.
A woman; – used in contempt.
Burton.
3.
A morsel; a bit.
Halliwell.
4.
[OE.; cf. Icel.
titter
a tit or small bird. The word probably meant originally, something small, and is perhaps the same as teat
. Cf. Titmouse
, Tittle
.] (Zool.)
(a)
Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to the families
Paridae
and Leiotrichidae
; a titmouse. (b)
The European meadow pipit; a titlark.
Ground tit
. (Zool.)
See
– Wren tit
, under Wren
. Hill tit
(Zool.)
, any one of numerous species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to
– Siva
, Milna
, and allied genera. Tit babbler
(Zool.)
, any one of several species of small East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus
– Trichastoma
. Tit for tat
. [Probably for
tip for tap
. See Tip
a slight blow.] An equivalent; retaliation.
– Tit thrush
(Zool.)
, any one of numerous species of Asiatic and East Indian birds belonging to
Suthora
and allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate between the thrushes and titmice.Webster 1828 Edition
Tit
TIT
,Noun.