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Tit \Tit\, n.
1. A small horse. --Tusser.
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2. A woman; -- used in contempt. --Burton.
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3. A morsel; a bit. --Halliwell.
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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.
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{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.
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Titmouse \Tit"mouse`\, n.; pl. {Titmice}. [OE. titemose,
titmase; tit small, or a small bird AS. m[=a]se a kind of
small bird; akin to D. mees a titmouse, G. meise, OHG. meisa,
Icel. meisingr. The English form has been influenced by the
unrelated word mouse. Cf. {Tit} a small bird.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing
birds belonging to {Parus} and allied genera; -- called also
{tit}, and {tomtit}.
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Note: The blue titmouse ({Parus coeruleus}), the marsh
titmouse ({Parus palustris}), the crested titmouse
({Parus cristatus}), the great titmouse ({Parus
major}), and the long tailed titmouse ({Aegithalos
caudatus}), are the best-known European species. See
{Chickadee}.
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