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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TI'TLING, ppr. Calling; denominating; entitling.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. the impressing of a title in gold leaf etc. on the cover of a book. 2. n. 1 a titlark. 2 a titmouse.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ling-bird Ling"-bird` (l[i^]ng"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zo["o]l.) The European meadow pipit; -- called also titling.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor to be titled on his coin, ``The Restorer of Britain.'' --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Titling Tit"ling, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) 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. (b) The meadow pipit. 2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Hedge-sparrow. 2. Stock-fish.