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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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.) 
  a  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  small  singing  birds 
  belonging  to  the  families  {Parid[ae]}  and 
  {Leiotrichid[ae]};  a  titmouse. 
  b  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Paridae 
  n  :  titmice  and  chickadees  [syn:  {Paridae},  {family  Paridae}]




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