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Tit babbler

Tit \Tit\, n.

  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.] (Zo["o]l.)

    1. Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to the families Parid[ae] and Leiotrichid[ae]; a titmouse.

    2. The European meadow pipit; a titlark.

      Ground tit. (Zo["o]l.) See Wren tit, under Wren.

      Hill tit (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to Siva, Milna, and allied genera.

      Tit babbler (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.