The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ling-bird \Ling"-bird`\ (l[i^]ng"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)
The European meadow pipit; -- called also titling.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Titling \Tit"ling\, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit
a small bird.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) The hedge sparrow; -- called also titlene. Its nest
often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing
its own eggs.
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The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth
the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another
bird. --Holland.
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(b) The meadow pipit.
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2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor
to be titled on his coin, "The Restorer of Britain."
--Milton.
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